Pride Wrap Up Competition at Fighting Bee Invitational

BETTENDORF, Iowa – The Clarke University cross country program closed out competition at the Fighting Bee Invitational Saturday with the men finishing fifth as a team. 

Jaycie Franco was the top finisher in either race, as the freshman out of Billings, Mont., took fifth with a time of 20:55, shaving 24 seconds off of her previous collegiate personal best. Fellow freshman Trinity Kessler clocked in a PR of 21:30 to finish ninth, while Lydia Radeke came in 31^st with a season-best time of 24:19. Isabel Manning rounded out the women by placing 33^rd with a time of 24:32, giving her a new personal best. 

On the men's side, Emmett Schwartzhoff clocked in a PR of 28:27 to finish 13^th, followed by Carson Sansenbach in 17^th with a time of 28:48 in his first collegiate 8K race. Daniel Miller and Bryce Kondos finished back-to-back at 22^ndand 23^rd, respectively. Miller finished with a time of 29:41, with Kondos coming in at 29:42. Kole Haverly came in 26^thwith a time of 30:13, while Benjamin Vasquez finished 36^th at 31:24.

Men's Team Results – 8K

1 Mount Mercy – 43

2. St. Ambrose – 55

3. William Penn – 70

4. Carl Sandburg College – 90

5. Clarke – 98 

6. Iowa Wesleyan – 178

7. Scott CC – 180 

Women's Team Results – 5K

1. Mount Mercy – 17

2. St. Ambrose – 78

3. William Penn – 94

4. Carl Sandburg College – 105

5. Emmaus Bible – 108

6. Iowa Wesleyan - 114

Up next for Clarke cross country is a trip to Bourbonnais, Illinois, to take part in the Midwest Classic on Friday, September 16. 

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