The Colorado Mountain College women’s cross-country team gets encouragement from Coach Darren Brungardt at the NJCAA Region IX Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Alamosa, Colorado. The CMC Eagles went on to race to a second-place finish as a team. Image courtesy of CMC.
For the first time in Colorado Mountain College’s history the men and women’s cross country teams competed at the NJCAA Region IX Championships. Both teams placed second behind Trinidad State Junior College in the meet that was held in Alamosa, Colorado.
Jason Macaluso was CMC’s top finisher on the men’s team placing fourth overall with a time of 28:57 which earned him a spot on the all-region team. Kya Jackson was the top finisher for CMC’s women’s team placing sixth with a time of 23:58.
For the first time in the season, the women’s team had all five runners compete, allowing them to score.
Madisen Johnson came in seventh at 24:25, Cami Trujillo 10th at 27:03, Anayeli Almanza 11th at 28:11 and Ember Penas 14th at 40:33.
The men’s team times included:
- Autry Lomahongva, 10th at 30:36
- Reese Fledderjohn, 11th at 30:51
- Adam Garcia, 12th at 31:10
- Luke Plummer, 13th at 31:17
- Jack Setser, 15th at 31:32
- Skyler Winter, 16th at 31:44
- Dylan Dunbar, 19th at 32:56
The CMC Eagles will close out their 2020 season on November 14 at the NJCAA Division 1 National Championships in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Featured image: Colorado Mountain College second-year runner Jason Macaluso of Vail, in blue, earned all-region honors for his fourth-place finish at the NJCAA Region IX Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Alamosa, Colorado. Image courtesy of Colorado Mountain College.
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