LEWISTON, Idaho The Washington State men's and women's cross country teams capped off a split weekend by turning in multiple top-20 performances at the Inland Empire Championship in Lewiston, Idaho on Saturday Oct. 16.
MEN'S RECAP
Sophomore Sam Griffith led the WSU men's team with a 17th-place finish at the Inland Empire Championship. It is the second time this season he has placed in the top-20. Griffith completed the 8,000m race in 25:15, with an average mile time of 5:05.
WSU WOMEN
The Washington State women s program, currently ranked 12th in the west region, totaled 256 points in this event, placing ninth overall as a team.
WSU was led on the day once again by freshman
Neema Kimtai who posted a 26th place finish overall with a time of 20:30.1. Kimtai was followed by teammate Erin Mullins in 36th place overall, recording a time of 20:44.8 at the Craig Ranch Regional Park. Zorana Grujic and Jelena Grujic were next across the finish line for Washington State, as Zorana recorded a time of 21:25.0 (68th) and Jelena finished just behind her sister at 21:31.0.
Rounding out the remainder of the field for Washington State was Caroline Jerotich with a time of 21:41.9 (79th), Alaina Stone Boggs at 21:42.3 (80th), Pia Richards at 22:29.4 (94th), Samantha Boyle clocking a time of 22:50.6 (98th), and finally Kerstin Ly at 22:55.9 (99th) on the day at Texas Tech.