Garden City places 7th at Terrry Masterson
By Mike Pilosof
Hutchinson, KS-It was well worth the wait.
After a three-year hiatus, the Broncbuster women's cross-country team returned to action in fine style on Friday, placing seventh at the Terry Masterson Classic at Hutchinson Community College.
Shareen Cheruiyot was Garden City's top finisher, taking seventh with a time of 19:43. She also broke the school record in the three-mile run.
Teammate Valentine Lagat clocked in at 19:54-good for 14th place. It was the second best three-mile time in school history. Jania Don Juan was 65th (22:27), Taylor Thorp was 80th (23:39), and Andrea Serrano marked the sixth best time in school history for the distance with a time of 24:13.
"We've been getting after it at practice," Head Coach, Emmett Statzer said. "They raced very well for their first time out, and that was all because of their preparation."
Meagan Burkhart took seventh (26:25), and Rebecca Pots was eighth (26:41).
Washburn won the team title.
Next up: Garden City at the Oklahoma State Jamboree-Sat., Sept. 18