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| Bridget Morse |
Before the women raced, though, the college men ran their own 5K at 5:00 PM. Tallahassee Community College was unopposed in the men's 5K. Jesse Boyd, a Blountstown High alum, won the race by 300 meters, running 17:53. Six days earlier, Boyd had won another 5K in Phipps Park, the Miller Landing Madness 5K, running 18:00. Brandon Flagler took second in 18:49, with Giovanni Duran a close third in 18:54. Gannon Hundley (4th, 19:46) and Simon Hodgson (5th, 19:52) also scored for the Eagles.
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| Jesse Boyd |
Florida Gateway College has a cross-country tradition going back to the twentieth century, when the school fielded teams as Lake City Junior College and Lake City Community College. The school dropped the sport, though, and dropped all sports in 2008. Florida Gateway established a women's cross-country team in 2018 as part of the Timberwolves' return to intercollegiate athletics. The Cougar Cross-Country Challenge was the first competition for the Timberwolves' restored program. Columbia High alum Bridget Morse was the star in Florida Gateway's debut, leading most of the race and winning by nearly 200 meters.
After Morse had crossed the finish line, though, it was TCC's turn to shine. Kendall Ward took second for the Eagles in 23:38, followed by Mia Wiederkehr in third at 23:50 and Rachel Williams in fourth at 24:28. Dorcas Jepleting (5th, 24:38) and Genevieve Printiss (6th, 25:02) were the next two Eagles, giving Tallahassee Community College a mathematically unbeatable score of 20 points. Florida Gateway was second with 35.
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| 2018 TCC Eagle Cross-Country Teams at the Cougar Challenge |
The next meet on Tallahassee Community College's 2018 cross-country schedule is the Valdosta State Border Clash in Valdosta's Freedom Park on Friday, 31 August 2018. The TCC women and the Florida Gateway women will next meet again a week later at the University of North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida on 7 September 2018.
Top Seven, Cougar Cross-Country Challenge College Men's 5K
- 17:52.97, Jesse Boyd (Tallahassee Community College)
- 18:48.77, Brandon Flagler (Tallahassee Community College)
- 18:53.18, Giovanni Duran (Tallahassee Community College)
- 19:45.07, Gannon Hundley (Tallahassee Community College)
- 19:51.50, Simon Hodgson (Tallahassee Community College)
- 19:52.59, Andrew McMillan (Tallahassee Community College)
- 20:29.34, Dalton Gray (Tallahassee Community College)
Top Ten, Cougar Cross-Country Challenge College Women's 5K
- 22:45.67, Bridget Morse (Florida Gateway College)
- 23:37.61, Kendall Ward (Tallahassee Community College)
- 23:49.33, Mia Wiederkehr (Tallahassee Community College)
- 24:27.86, Rachel Williams (Tallahassee Community College)
- 24:37.70, Dorcas Jepleting (Tallahassee Community College)
- 25:01.36, Genevieve Printiss (Tallahassee Community College)
- 25:16.51, Kamiya Alford (Florida Gateway College)
- 25:35.14, Katie Stalvey (Florida Gateway College)
- 26:56.74, Carmilla Derringer (Florida Gateway College)
- 27:05.99, Christen Odum (Florida Gateway College)
| Cougar Cross-Country Challenge Collegiate Winners, 2016 - 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women | ||
| Date | Team Champ | Individual Champ |
| 26 August 2016 | Life University, 32 | 21:55.58, Elizabeth Skipper (Life University) |
| 25 August 2017 | Point University, 25 | 22:46.14, Becky Guadiana (Point University) |
| 24 August 2018 | Tallahassee Community, 20 | 22:45.67, Bridget Morse (Florida Gateway) |
| Men | ||
| Date | Team Champ | Individual Champ |
| 25 August 2017 | Point University, 23 | 18:26.93, Gatlin Nennstiel (Tallahassee Community) |
| 24 August 2018 | Tallahassee Community, 15 | 17:52.97, Jesse Boyd (Tallahassee Community) |
Links
- Complete results of the 2018 Cougar Cross-Country Challenge collegiate races
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQzLJooGVPXX-KBQaS_npNAPdFTxqgZgWR_0v6d9PqxS1xY7vbGTIlzboK6TMWBRb9rpaFyCq-FtXbv/pubhtml
- More photos of the 2018 Cougar Cross Country Challenge college race
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10112342629972443&type=1&l=48562c20e0
- 2017 story, “TCC's Nennstiel and Point's Guadiana star in the Cougar Cross-Country Challenge college 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/08/cougar-xc-college-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Skipper leads Life to victory at the Cougar XC Challenge”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/08/cougar-xc-college-2016.html
- Tallahassee Community College Eagles 2018 Cross-Country Schedule
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/07/tcc-xc-schedule-2018.html
- Find your own cross-country challenge on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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