Bethea 3rd; Women's XC 3rd at GPAC
Sioux Center, IA - The Hastings College cross country teams were in action at the GPAC Championships on Saturday where the women finished 3rd and the men finished 9th.
Janelle Bethea (SR/Glendale, AZ) led the way for the women finishing 3rd in a time of 18:11 as she earns All-Conference honors on her senior campaign. She also earns a bid to nationals as the team will now wait to see if it will earn an at-large bid.
Hastings managed to upset No. 16 Morningside by scoring 72 points compared to 78 for the Mustangs.
Maddy Smith (SR/Littleton, CO) also earned All-conference honors by finishing 14th in a time of 19:02. Heidi Hennings (JR/Ritzville, WA) placed 16th in a time of 19:07 while Mikayla Mudloff finished 19th and Jessie Johnson (SR/Bailey, CO) placed 20th.
On the men's side, Lucas Keifer (SR/Lincoln, NE) placed 30th in a time of 26:54. Dylan Juare (JR/Castle Rock, CO) finished 41st and Andru Hansen (SO/Lincoln, NE) placed 43rd.
The men's season comes to a close and the women will wait to see where they stand in the final rankings to see if an at-large bid will come its way later this week.
