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M: 3rd out of 13 | W: 6th out of 10
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, October 10
Mesa, Ariz.
Grand Canyon
at
Thunderbird Classic
Photo by: Darryl Webb
Women Place Third, Men Fifth at Mesa Thunderbird Classic
10/10/2015 8:47:00 PM | Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
MESA, Ariz – The Grand Canyon University men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Mesa Thunderbird Classic today, hosted by Mesa Community College. The women's squad earned a third place finish, while the men's team placed fifth.
Pima Community College led both the women's 5k event and the men's 8k event, followed by Mesa Community College who took second in both.
The women's squad was led by junior Natalie Cardwell's sixth place finish with a time of 19:28.7, followed closely by sophomore Kellie Stroupe who finished eighth (19:39.4). Junior Taylor Bond placed 16th with a time of 20:09.4. Sophomore Bailie Jones and senior Nicole Zampino rounded out the top-five for the Lopes, finishing 20th and 21st, respectively.
For the men's team, freshman Jonny Holsten headed up the pack with a 12th place finish (27:34.3). Sophomore Garrett Mulkey was the next finisher at 14th (27:47.9) and Joshua Munoz was third with his 25th place finish with a time of 28:26.1. Kalen Meza's 28th (28:57.8) and Brandon Gonzalez's 34th (29:57.4) closed out the team scores.
Grand Canyon will travel to Santa Clara, Calif., on Oct. 17 to take on Santa Clara's Bronco Invitational. A full recap will be available at www.gculopes.com.
Pima Community College led both the women's 5k event and the men's 8k event, followed by Mesa Community College who took second in both.
The women's squad was led by junior Natalie Cardwell's sixth place finish with a time of 19:28.7, followed closely by sophomore Kellie Stroupe who finished eighth (19:39.4). Junior Taylor Bond placed 16th with a time of 20:09.4. Sophomore Bailie Jones and senior Nicole Zampino rounded out the top-five for the Lopes, finishing 20th and 21st, respectively.
For the men's team, freshman Jonny Holsten headed up the pack with a 12th place finish (27:34.3). Sophomore Garrett Mulkey was the next finisher at 14th (27:47.9) and Joshua Munoz was third with his 25th place finish with a time of 28:26.1. Kalen Meza's 28th (28:57.8) and Brandon Gonzalez's 34th (29:57.4) closed out the team scores.
Grand Canyon will travel to Santa Clara, Calif., on Oct. 17 to take on Santa Clara's Bronco Invitational. A full recap will be available at www.gculopes.com.
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