SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster will see five nationally ranked and nine regionally ranked teams in Golden, Colo., this weekend for the 2021 RMAC Cross Country Championships which will be hosted by top-ranked Colorado School of Mines at the Applewood Golf Coursed on Saturday beginning with the women's 6k race at 10:40 a.m.
Meet Info:
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Location: Applewood Golf Course
- Women's 6k -10:40 a.m.
- Men's 8k - 11:30 a.m.
- Awards - 12:15 p.m.
- Cost - There will be no charge for spectators to attend
- Parking - Golf course parking will be closed to the public. All spectators are required to seek street parking along neighboring side streets.
Last Time Out:
- Westminster finished in first-place as a team with five runners finishing in the top-35 overall and an average 5k time of 18:32 at the Tiger Open hosted by Fort Hays State University. This year's field at the annual FHSU invite included a record-breaking 17 total teams that consisted of four nationally ranked and six regionally ranked teams.
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Saydi Anderson went on to earn RMAC Runner of the Week honors after finishing in third-place at the Tiger Open with a 17:50.21 5k.
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Courtney McAlindon crossed the finish line 13th overall at 18:22 and
Hannah Rohrer-Fitzhugh followed close behind in 22nd at 18:36. McAlindon had finished first just weeks earlier at the CMU Maverick Invitational with an 18:39.61 5k, a meet at which the Westminster women also took first-place as a team.
- All six runners finished in the top third of the overall field at the Tiger Open as
Amanda Lee (18:50),
Emily Worline (18:57) and
Josii Johnson (19:28) each reached personal milestones.
Competing for Westminster:
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Saydi Anderson
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Josii Johnson
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Amanda Lee
- Abby McAlindon
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Courtney McAlindon
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Emma Rohrer-Fitzhugh
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Hannah Rohrer-Fitzhugh
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Emily Worline
About the Competition:
- This year's RMAC Championships will boast a field that includes six nationally ranked teams.
- Top-ranked Adams State headlines a group that also includes No. 4 Colo. School of Mines, No. 6 UC-Colorado Springs, No. 7 CSU Pueblo, No. 10 Western Colorado and No. 19 Colorado Christian.
- Westminster remained at No. 9 in this week's South Central Region rankings and 10th-ranked MSU Denver made it eight of 10 regional rankings occupied by RMAC schools heading into conference championships.
Up Next:
The 2021 NCAA South Central Regional Meet will be held in Lubbok, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 8 a.m.
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