MCC Cross Country Posts Another Top Finish

Cleveland, MS – The Meridian Community College Cross Country Team returned to action Saturday with the men placing in the Top 5 for the second meet in a row at the Delta State Cross Country Invitational with a 5^th place finish Saturday.

The men were led by Djano Sedrick for the second week in a row.  Sedrick turned in a 9^th place finish with a time of 20:42.29 on the 6k course.

MCC also had three other runners place in the Top 30 with Cristian Lopez (25^th, 21:37.15), Josh Austin (26^th, 21.42.22) and Tyler Warren (27^th, 22:05.32).  Rounding out the team scoring was William Griffin (34^th, 23:29.41)

“We ran extremely well today against some great competition,” Head Coach Chip Gayden said.  “When you finish closely behind four quality teams and are running all freshmen, it is very exciting.  We ran seven freshmen on the men’s side and only three freshmen from other schools finished ahead of our seven.  That is pretty impressive, especially with it being their first ever race over 5k.”

On the women’s side, the team was led by Esmeralda Rodriguez, who turned in a Top 20 finish placing 19^th in a time of 21:15.00.  Breanna Ivey finished 41^st in a time of 24:01.00. 

“This was a very competitive race for our women’s team,” Gayden said.  “ We ran extremely well in such a competitive field.  We continue to improve each meet, which is a good sign.  I look forward to seeing what we can do in two weeks at Mississippi College.”

Both teams return to action on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Watson Ford Invitational hosted by Mississippi College.