Woody Greeno/Dirkson Invitational

Woody Greeno/Dirkson Invitational

This past weekend the Reivers raced at the Woody Greeno/Dirksen Invitational with alot of success.  Despite the races starting late due to lightening and stormy weather, the Reivers waited patiently on the bus until word was given that they could begin warmups.  Chomping at the bit for almost an hour and a half the ladies race began at 10:00 AM.  The top runner for the ladies was Asshanni Robb a freshman from Jamaica.  She placed 32nd. with a time of 24:44.1 in the 6k. race.  Sophomore and team captain Olivia Russo ran a gutsy race with a time of 24:46.1 trying to run her fellow teammate down.  The rest of the ladies raced well and ended up 7th. in the college division out of 13 teams and took the top junior college spot.  The men were lead by the the Kenyan duo Brian Kitur and Dennis Kibowen. Brian place 10th. with a time of 27:14.1 in the 8k race while his teammate Dennis took 16th. with 27:46.4.  The men finish 6th. in a field of 12 in the college division and placed 2nd among junior colleges in attendance. The Reivers will have a long training period over the next two weeks and head to the Cowboy Jamboree at Oklahoma State on September 30, 2017.