Cross Country finishes season at Regionals

Rock Island, Ill. - Fontbonne Unveristy cross country teams ended their seasons today at the NCAA Division III Midwest Region Cross Country Championships. The Griffins ran at Saukie Golf Course, hosted by Augustana College.

The men's team had four competitors this morning, one short of a full team. Senior Cristian Sellars led the men with an 8k time of 28:31.2 followed by Chris Brown who ran 29:01. Chris Graham and Tony Prospero rounded out the Griffin squad with times of 36:59.9 and 38:45.3 respectively. Sellars' time was 22 seconds faster than his SLIAC race two weeks ago while Graham shaved off 10 seconds.

On the women's side, the Griffins finished 37th out of 40 teams. Olivia Beggs ran 24:11.2, shaving off three seconds from her previous 6k as fellow senior Claire Becker ended her college career with a 25:48.3 mark. Also running at the premier were Jennie Stare, Annie McKenzie, Jaylah Jones and for the first time this season, Kaitlin Becherer with a time of 29:34.2.