Beacons Run in Final CCC Prep Race

April 26, 2008

Eugene, OR  - The Northwest Christian College distance track teams ran at Mt. Hood Community College on Saturday in the Saints and Cavaliers Invitational, the final warm-up event leading up to the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships on May 8^th.

Bethany Howard and Jessica Rose took 5^th and 6^th place respectively in the 5000m. Howard, running the 5k for the first time, finished in 20:28 while Rose followed at 20:32. Emily Baynes set a new PR in the 1500m run, taking seventh place in 5:25.

Also setting a new personal record was Josh Waring (pictured), who finished 21^st in the 800m run with a time of 2:10, shaving ten seconds off of his previous PR. A pair of men ran in the 5000m, led by Sam Robison in seventh place with a time of 16:40. Brandon Kundert followed in ninth place at 17:21.

The Beacons will head back to the same Gresham, OR track on May 8^th to begin competition in the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships. Prior to that, Jason Bell and Katie Gilbert will be participating in the Eugene Marathon this Saturday.