Cross Country starts the year off with a bang

( Photo / Contributed ) Hanna Cooper Sports Editor Powered by three top-five finishes, the Troy women’s cross country team won the opening meet of the 2020 season while the men finished fourth Friday at the Azalea City Classic at Old Brookley Golf Course.  “I was pleased with how the women ran and it resulted in a win,” Head Coach Elliott Blount said. “Macki, Cadi and Gracie had outstanding runs. Kara and Tanner closed it out for us, but we were solid from top to bottom.”  This marks the first…

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Cross country takes fourth in Mobile

Jill Odom Sports Editor The Troy cross country team attended its second meet of the season and took fourth place at the Azalea City Classic at Mobile on Friday, Sept. 12. The women finished the 6K race with a time of 2:02:52, trailing South Alabama by 10 seconds. Junior Julia Ostendorf finished eighth in the 6K with a time of 21:58.7, which was just shy of her personal best of 21:56.9. Teammates sophomore Keaton Wallace and freshman Stephanie Newman were the next Trojans to cross the finish line, ending 24th…

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