KIRKSVILLE, MO - The William Jewell men's and women's cross country teams opened the season on Friday afternoon at the GLVC Triangular. The Cardinals competed in Pod 5, hosted by Truman State, in the first official GLVC action in more than six months. 

The Basics

• Meet: GLVC Triangular - Pod 5
• Location: Kirksville, Mo.
• Course: Countryside (4K)
• Men's Winner: Truman
• Women's Winner: Truman 
• Top Jewell Male: Christian Santiago
• Top Jewell Female: Jenna Schwager  

Top Performances

• On the women's side Schwager made her debut in style finishing fifth overall with a time of 16:24.27, more than 20 seconds faster than the sixth place runner. Zoe Foreman also finished in the top-10, coming in No. 8 at 17:10.60
• Two other freshmen, Shelby Johnson and Jackie Hensley, also made their debuts. 
• For the men, it was the sophomore Santiago who led the way, finishing sixth with a career-best time of 13:57.96. Freshman Harley Branch and sophomore Andrew Tracy finished just outside the top-10 with marks of 14:54.50 and 15:08.73 respectively. 

Other Individual Results

• Women
  • Shelby Johnson (17:50.34)
  • Jackie Hensley (19:15.81)
  • McKenna Fulton (19:26.03)
• Men
  • Cameron Smith (15:28.82)
  • Logan Bly (15:30.30)
  • Chance Lister (15:50.01)

Up Next
The Cardinals are off next weekend before returning to action on October 9 in Elsah, Illinois at the GLVC Divisionals.