Colorado Springs, Colo. – Xiomara Robinson led the Black Hills State University women's cross-country team with a 14
th place finish at the RMAC Championships.
Robinson's time of 22:28.3 earned her first team All-RMAC honors and led the women Yellow Jackets to a 7
th place finish.
Keith Osowski was the first Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line for the men taking 44
th and helping to lead the team to a 9
th place finish.
Competing at her first RMAC Championships freshman
Sylvia Brown was the next Yellow Jacket across the finish line finishing in 31
st place followed by
Ruby Lindquist in 32
nd less than a second separating the two. Next across the line was freshman
Allison Rief in 59
th with a time of 24:15.4. Rounding out the scorers for the Yellow Jackets was
Taylor Lundquist with a time of 24:22.3 finishing 63
rd.
Mayson Hudyma followed closely behind finishing in 66
th with a time of 24:23.1. Next across the line was freshman
Morgan Wald coming in 79
th and the last Yellow Jacket across was
Erica Dykstra finishing with a time of 25:04.5 in 84
th.
For the men,
Matt Parker was second across the line with a time of 26:29.7 finishing in 48
th.
Collin Brauer was next to cross the finish line in 66
th with a time of 27:27.7 followed closely by freshman
Timothy Brown in 70
th with a time of 27:40.2. Rounding out scoring for the men was
Noah Bordewyk in 74
th with a time of 27:57.5. Also competing for the Yellow Jackets was
Marcos Valerio finishing in 88
th (28:39.0),
Addison Red Fox finishing in 90
th (29:10.4),
Lincoln Fleischman finishing in 95
th (29:18.6), and
Wyatt Dooley finishing in 99
th (29:46.7).
"It was great to see our teams in uniform and competing again," said Coach
Scott Foley. "With the RMAC Championships being only our second meet of the season, I don't believe anyone knew what to expect. We had a lot of young, first timers out on the course today and the experience they gained will pay off down the road for us. It was exceptionally great to see Xiomara earning first team All-Conference honors. I can't think of a more deserving athlete."
The RMAC Championships wraps up a short season for the Cross Country teams in which they were able to see much success and look to build on their successes in the coming Track & Field season.
-BHSUAthletics.com-