Mattison paces Lady Senators to third place finish in Maryville Invitational, men take fourth
Maryville, Tenn. — Freshman Jade Mattison (Morristown, Tenn.) put down a time of 28:08.3 on her way to an eighth place individual finish and a third place Walters State women's team finish in the Maryville College Invitational Cross Country Meet at Maryville College.
On the men's side, freshman Chance Collins (Seymour, Tenn.) took 20th with a time of 31:02.5 to put the Senators in fourth place among the five-team field. The Walters State men finished with a score of 95, besting Warren Wilson, who scored a 121. Cleveland State took the top spot with a 32. Covenant College finished at 35.
Freshman Christopher Gaby (Morristown, Tenn.) ran a time of 32:22.4, good enough for a 26th place finish. Freshman Keven Perez-Padilla ran a 33:32.1 for 30th, sophomore Andy Villigran (Sevierville, Tenn.) ran a 34:02.8 for 33rd, freshman Jacob Manning (Clinton, Tenn.) a 34:50.8 for 37th, freshman Austin Coffman (Washburn, Tenn.) a 35:46.6 for 43rd and freshman Nicholas Noble (Morristown, Tenn.) ran a 37:34.5 for 46th.
The Lady Senators topped Cleveland State on their side of the bracket to take home third place in the team standings with a score of 77. Cleveland State scored an 87. Covenant College took the top spot with a 27 and race host Maryville College finished second with 50.
Mattison wasn't the only Lady Senator to notch a Top 20 finish. Sophomore Karli Yarid (Morristown, Tenn.) ran a 29:25.1 for 17th place. Freshman Shyanne McKinney (Morristown, Tenn.) ran a 30:49.1 for 25th, freshman Lindsey Seagle (Jefferson City, Tenn.) a 32:21.8 for 28th, freshman Breanna Scearce (Washburn, Tenn.) a 41:36.8 for 35th and freshman Daniela Medina (Morristown, Tenn.) a 41:55.9 for 36th.
Walters State will next lace up their running shoes for the Berry College Invitation in Rome, Ga. on Oct. 19.
Adam Greene
Walters State Community College
Sports Information Director
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