SHAWNEE –
Sophia Strange finished the weekend with great success after making GAC history.
Maxamillian Wheeler was the first of the men's team to cross the finish line with another impressive finish in the top 10. Several members of the green and gold set new PR's after the weekend in Arkansas.
Senior,
Sophia Strange, completed the Women Harter's Habanero 5K with a 16:59.3 finish to become the 2
ndGAC female to break the 17-minute mark. Former Harding All-American Ewa Zaborowska was the first GAC female runner to finish in less than 17 minutes after a 16:44.75 time at the Harding GAC Championship back in 2015. Strange's 5:28 pace landed the Houston, Texas, native, in 13
th place out of 249 women who completed the run.
In addition to Strange's finish, six other Bison crossed the finish line before the 20-minute mark, including
Kaylen King,
Shayna Hendrix,
McKayla Schmitt,
Jadyn Pavlik,
Jade Robinson, and
Kieran Paxton.
Lauren Crouch,
Zoe Strange and
Kiara Smith all finished in under 22 minutes and 35 seconds.
King went on to record a new personal best with an 18:34.3 5K time. Robinson also beat her previous best in the 5K with a 19:11.3 finish. The OBU Women's Cross Country team finished 15
th out of 27 teams.
Maxamillian Wheeler led the men's team, securing a top 10 finish, taking eighth place in the Men McDonnell Memorial 8K with a 24:04.9 time. The Edmond, Oklahoma, native, set a 4:50 pace to secure his place out of 273 men that completed the race.
Carson Kardokus finished second amongst the Bison with a 5:00 pace for a 24:56.8 time. Emory Crayton completed the race with a 25:20.0 finish for a 5:05 pace. Karsen Taylor,
Hudson Cunningham,
Michael Parker,
Jaden Redmond,
Josh Kearse,
Ethan Banks,
James Williams, and
Corbin Galt all finished in under 30 minutes and 20 seconds.
The OBU Men's team finished 12
th out of 25 teams.
Bison Cross Country will be back in action Oct. 12 in Huntsville, Alabama for the UAH Cross Country Invitational at 10 a.m.
