Lino and Cusick awarded All Conference and All Freshman Honors at East Championship
Shelby Twp., MI- It was a strong performance from the Men's Cross Country team this past week at Stoney Creek Metro Park when they competed in the MCCAA Eastern Conference Championship, with two runners receiving high honors for their efforts.
Both Freshman Napoleon Lino and James Cusick received MCCAA Eastern All Conference and All Freshman Team honors on Friday, with Lino finishing in 2nd place overall with a time of 27:24.70 and Cusick with a time of 28:52.60, which would be good for 8th place.
The Owls also had five male runners set PR's for themselves on the afternoon.
Below are the full list of times for the men's team for the 8K race:
Napeleon Lino 27:24.70 (PR)
James Cusick 28:52.60
Karl Wegner 29:55.80 (PR)
Jihad El Farouj 30:40.60 (PR)
Quinn O'Shea 33:16.20
Suman Thapa 36:34.80 (PR)
Victor LiCavoli 56:21.80 (PR)
Brandon Lum 72:00.0
The women's team had three participants for this year's championship race, with sophomore new comer Melanie Shelt setting a PR.
Below are the full list of times of the women's team for the 5k race:
Melanie Shelt 25:06.90
Angelica Vredeveld 27:30.30
Vanessa Torres Hippolito 27:32.30
Both Men's and Women's Cross Country will be back in action on Friday, October 10th when they travel to South Bend, Indiana for the Bethel University Invitational.