Owen PustellOle Miss Cross Country started off their season Saturday night in Memphis at the Memphis Twilight XC Classic.
Led by a 4-5-6 finish from Cate Tracht, Brooke Gilmore and Hannah Ielfield, the Rebel women’s team earned their first victory of the season.
While the Rebel men did not take home a win, their efforts placed them in third overall. The highest placing runner on the men’s team for the night was Derrick Elkins, who ran the four mile trail at a time of 19:39.02, which was good enough to put him 4th overall.
Women’s Cross Country times:
4. Cate Tracht – 17:43.33
5. Brooke Gilmore – 17:47.21
6. Hannah Ielfield – 17:53.67
10. Morgan Claire Rose – 18:16.17
13. Makayla Fick – 18:20.23
Men’s Cross Country Times:
4. Derrick Elkins – 19:39.02
6. Dalton Hengst – 19:40.68
18. Jack Filan – 20:12.88
20. Baylor Franklin – 20:13.87
51. Chase Rose – 20:29.35
59. Myles Phillips – 21:09.67
90. Jacob Lough – 21:47.69
Up next for the Rebels is the North Alabama Showcase in Huntsville on Friday, Sept. 17.
