Eagles Cross Country has Good Showing at GMC Brickyard Invitiational
Milledgeville, GA - Eagles Cross Country attended the 4th Annual GMC Brickyard Invitation which was hosted by Georgia Military College and it had around eight colleges and universities represented. The men ran an 8K race which is just about five miles and the women ran a 5K which is 3.1 miles. Reinhardt had tremendous times for both men and women. The men took home seven of the top eight spots. Salvador Castillo was the overall winner on the men's side and Brooke Simon finished second overall for the women.
Below is the complete list of Reinhardt runners for both place and time. It was a great showing for the Eagles and new Head Coach, Austin Brennan. Brennan had this to say about the team, "This group as a whole has responded to the challenge. The times that they were able to run reflect the amount of work they put in over the summer and the work they continue to put in every day. I am excited to see the progress they will make over the season and continue to grow."
Meet Highlight:
Salvador Castillo: Personal Best, #2 Fastest Season Opener in History, "Salvador continues to impress and will be a force not only at the Conference level this year, but at Nationals."
Logan Ray: #7 Fastest Season Opener in History
Tom Vincent: #8 Fastest Season Opener in History
Braden Ray: #10 Fastest Season Opener in History
Will Ort: 2nd Fastest 8k Debut in History. "I can't talk enough of how committed Will has been to come in as a Freshman and work as hard as he has and it showed today."
Arat Joanico: 6th Fastest 8k Debut in History
Brooke Simon: 4th Fastest Season Opener in History
Coach Brennan was excited for his two runners on the women's side. Along with Simon's second-place finish, Sarah Timmerman had a good showing coming in the 17th position. Coach Brennan had this to say about the women's team, "Brooke and Sarah ran great races on a course that they had never seen before. In two weeks they will be ready for a big breakout at Charlotte."
Reinhardt Men's Finishing Place/Times
1 Salvador Castillo Reinhardt #1336 26:27.82
2 Logan Ray Reinhardt #1341 27:30.23
3 Tom Vincent Reinhardt #1345 27:30.37
4 Braden Ray Reinhardt #1340 27:35.56
5 Will Ort Reinhardt #1339 28:04.44
7 Taylor Kendrick Reinhardt #1338 28:20.71
8 Arat Joanico Reinhardt #133 28:25.80
Reinhardt Men's Finishing Place/Times
2 Brooke Simon Reinhardt #1334 20:08.77
17 Sarah Timmerman Reinhardt #1335 25:12.47
The Cross Country team will be attending the Queen City Invite in Queens, NC on Friday, Sept. 23rd.