Cross Country Takes to the Course in the CACC Championship

Men's Cross Country | 10/28/2018 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom made its return to Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia with both the men's and women's teams taking part in their respective Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship.

The men's side again was led by senior Jono Hooper (Brisbane, Australia), who closed 13th in 28:29.4 for his best finish at this event and to gain all-conference honors. He has been the Lightning's top finisher in all six races this year and he notched his fourth top-20 finish of the campaign, which included winning the GBC Fall Classic.

Senior Victor Rueda-Jimenez (Milford, DE) finished 48th in 30:57.0, Jason Hyland (Audubon, NJ) closed 56th in 31:45.2, fellow sophomore Chauncey Nichols (New Castle, DE) ended 61st in 32:48.8 and sophomore Luis Rodriguez (New Castle, DE) was 81st in 39:42.4 over the 8,000-meter course.

The men ended 10th with 259 points and Wilmington (DE) won the title with 47 points.

The women for the second consecutive race were paced by senior Mary Ann Jones (Frederick, MD), who closed 41st in 23:11.8. Junior Alivia Gillard (Manchester, England), who was the Lightning's top finisher in the squad's first four races, today ended 51st in 24:03.3.

Sophomore Cara Jones (Wilmington, DE) was 55th in 24:19.4, senior Juana Henao (Bogota, Colombia) closed 57th in 24:25.3 and senior Chelby McCall (Chesapeake City, MD) ended 65th in 25:46.6.

GBC finished 11th with 269 points and Jefferson took home the crown with 56 points.

After the race, both of Goldey-Beacom's squads were honored for winning the league's Sportsmanship Award for their respective gender. The teams have partaken in Soles4Souls to help fight poverty and it is the second straight year the men have won this honor.

Both teams return to action November 17 at the NCAA East Regional in Bethpage, NY.

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Players Mentioned

Jono Hooper: 6' 0"; Senior

Chauncey Nichols: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Luis Rodriguez: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Victor Rueda-Jimenez: 5' 8"; Senior

Jason Hyland: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jono Hooper
: 6' 0"; Senior

Chauncey Nichols
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Luis Rodriguez
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Victor Rueda-Jimenez
: 5' 8"; Senior

Jason Hyland
: 6' 0"; Sophomore