CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Mekayla Gibson picked up her second individual race title of the season and William Woods easily cruised past the field at the Seminole Valley Stampede, scoring a season-best 33 points to claim the top spot in the seven-team field. All five scoring runners for the Owls finished in the top 15, with
Sarah Kirby picking up a new PR by better than a minute with a time of 20:12.0.
Gibson dominated the field, with her 5:56.1 mile pace the only one under six minutes in the 63-runner field. She finished 43 seconds ahead of the second-place runner and 48.1 seconds ahead of her nearest NAIA competition, Viterbo's Anya Hirsch.
Kirby (10th/9 pts) was joined by
Mary Grover (19:28.3 - 4th) and
Crystal Ruden (20:03.7 - 7th/6 pts) in the top 10 in the field.
Tara Lowe rounded out the scoring for WWU, picking up 13 points with her 14th-place finish, trimming nearly a minute off her previous PR with a time of 20:24.8.
This meet was the final tuneup for the Owls, with the AMC Championships next up on Nov. 3. The race is set for a 10:30 a.m. start at the Frank E. Peters Golf Course in Nevada, Mo.
Meet Results
1 (1)
Mekayla Gibson - 18:26.4
4 (4)
Mary Grover - 19:28.3
7 (6)
Crystal Ruden - 20:03.7
10 (9)
Sarah Kirby - 20:12.0 (New PR, prev. 21:38.4)
14 (13)
Tara Lowe - 20:24.8 (New PR, prev. 20:27.1)
35 (31)
Hailey Gerard - 21:47.4
43 (38)
Kyah Weirich - 22:44.5
53
Emma Clifford - 23:40.8
Team Scores
1 - William Woods | 33 pts - 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, (31), (38)
Total Time:Â 1:38:35/19:43 (Spread 1-5 1:58.4) (Spread 1-7 4:18.1)
2 - Mount Mercy | 51 pts - 5, 7, 8, 10, 21, (25), (35)
Total Time:Â 1:41:23/20:17
3 - Southeastern CC | 84 pts - 2, 15, 17, 18, 32, (37), 40)
Total Time:Â 1:43:14/20:39
4 - Viterbo | 101 pts - 3, 20, 22, 23, 33, (42), (44)
Total Time:Â 1:45:06/21:02
5 - Grand View | 102 pts - 11, 12, 14, 24, 41, (47)
Total Time:Â 1:45:54/21:11
6 - Graceland | 116 pts - 16, 19, 26, 27, 28, (29), (43)
Total Time:Â 1:48:44.32/21:44.87
7 - Judson | 184 pts - 30, 34, 36, 39, 45, (46)
Total Time:Â 1:54:13/22:51
