Cross Country Teams Each Close Sixth at the GBC Fall Classic

Men's Cross Country | 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom's cross country teams each had solid performances as they finished sixth at the GBC Fall Classic at Carousel Park in Wilmington, DE.

Junior Jordan Dodson (Port Deposit, MD) again was in command for the Lightning by closing eighth in 21:15.4. Junior Crystal McCollum (Elkton, MD) was 20th in 22:24.2, freshman Katie Jensen (Selbyville, DE) ended 35th in 24:07.4, Chelby McCall (Chesapeake, City MD) was 48th in 25:56.6 and fellow sophomore Julianna Wasiluk (Lviv, Ukraine) closed in 35:16.8

The women's squad amassed 148 points and Georgian Court took the crown with 47 points. Jess Handsaker from Georgian Court grabbed the individual crown in 19:51.1 over the 5,000-meter course.

The men's side got another lift from freshman Adam Quann (Pennsville, NJ), who ended ninth in 28:31.6 over the 7,000-meter course. Senior Rudy Braxton (Bear, DE) closed 19th in 29:35.9, Victor Rueda-Jimenez (Milford, DE) was 24th in 30:03.6, fellow junior Jevon Sample (Lewes, DE) raced 36th in 31:13.9 and junior Josh Shultz (Easton, PA) ended 48th in 32:51.4.

The Lightning scored 133 points and Bloomfield was tops with 32 points. Brandon Holveck from Delaware's club team was the champion in 27:09.0.

Goldey-Beacom is in action next Saturday at the prestigious Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, PA. The men's race goes at 1:45 pm and the women take to the course at 2:30 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Rudy Braxton: 5' 11"; Senior

Victor Rueda-Jimenez: 5' 8"; Junior

Josh Shultz: 6' 3"; Junior

Adam Quann: 6' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rudy Braxton
: 5' 11"; Senior

Victor Rueda-Jimenez
: 5' 8"; Junior

Josh Shultz
: 6' 3"; Junior

Adam Quann
: 6' 2"; Freshman