HASART BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD IN FIRST 6K OF SEASON
HASART BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD IN FIRST 6K OF SEASON
Wayne, Nebraska- DWU Cross County had an outstanding day at the rainy Wildcat Classic at Wayne State University. Abby Hasart broke the school record in the 6k with her time of 24:55.60 while teammate Caley Murphy landed herself in the 5th spot with her own time of 28:56.76. Caleb Sayler finished 8th out of 81 runners with his time of 27:46.13.
Quick Stats
Women's Race
8th – Abby Hasart: 24:55.60 (School Record)
59th – Caley Murphy: 28:56.76 (5th All-Time)
Men's Race
8th – Caleb Sayler: 27:46.13
23rd – Hunter Shanks: 29:13.16
How It Happened-
Hasart has been moving up the DWU record books in her freshman year as a Tiger, and she showed her speed in the first 6k of the season. Hasart ran in the first heat at this race and showed she belonged as she shattered the previous record by 26 seconds! Murphy ran in the sixth heat and was able to push herself into the fifth spot in the record books. Head Coach Matthew Rosado had this to say about the women's race; "For our first 6k, I was very pleased with ow we raced. Abby walked away with a school record and Caley looked strong to finish the race to jump into the number five spot in the record books. We have a few weeks before conference and I'm confident we will be where we need to be."
The men ran a strong race as well as the two teammates finished in the top 25. Caleb Sayler finished in 8th and Hunter Shanks finished 23rd in the race. Coach Rosado had this to say about the men's performance; "We've been looking to race smarter in the first half and I feel like we accomplished that today. Caleb looked smooth throughout the race, as well as Hunter."
Up Next-
The Tigers next race will be on October 7th at the Briar Cliff Invite.