Morris Leads Hurricanes at ACC Championships

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Miami cross country teams concluded competition at the ACC Cross Country Championships held at the E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park on Friday.

The men’s team placed 17^th with 539 points while the women’s team finished 18^th with 570 points.

Colten Morris led the way for the Hurricanes as he finished 100^th with a time of 24:34.2, the fourth-fastest time in program history in the 8k. Evan Pena ran a 25:14.7 to finish 135^th just ahead of Sukai Truxal, who finished 136^th at 25:17.6.

Enrique Borrego clocked a 25:35.9 to finish 148^th, and Alex Severson rounded out the scored with a 151^st-place finish at 25:50.9.

In the women’s 6k, Maddie Scheier paced Miami with a time of 21:20.8 to place 107^th. Emma Hencock finished 126^th with a time of 21:46.1, and Lillian Deskins ran a 22:19.6 to place 146^th. Lucia Rodbro (22:40.7) and Olivia Denney (22:43.8) finished 151^st and 153^rd, respectively.