Alderton Runs to Victory in Bearcat Invitational; Kimaiyo Finishes 5th

OWENSBORO, KY – The Brescia University men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the Bearcat Invitational this past weekend in a four team meet. The women finished third as a team whereas the men recorded no team score.

Breanna Alderton and Carmela Shorkey continue to be the front runners for the women's team. Alderton finished 1^st in the women's 5k with a time of 18:14.3 followed closely by Shorkey who finished 4^th with a time of 20:26.4. Abigail Burgett, Maliyah Wilson-Taylor, Ashunte Watts, and Mackenzie Severs all finished sub 25 in the meet as well.

On the men's side, newcomer Brian Kimaiyo, finished 5^th in his first race in the men's 8k with a final time of 29:13.6. Gerrick Sheffer finished 10^th with a time of 30:06 while Brody Kurz cruised into a close 13^th place with a time of 30:25.5. Nicholas Greer was the last Bearcat to finish in 18^th place with a time of 31:18.2.

Both the men's and women's team will head to Evansville, IN on October 13^th for the Angel Mounds Invitational.