On October 18th the University of Montevallo hosted the annual Falcon Classic. The men started their 8K at 8:00 AM Saturday morning behind the baseball field and the course continued around the baseball field.
16 men's teams came out to the course bringing 130 individuals to compete. Donny Barnes, a Montevallo sophomore, was the first Falcon to cross the finish line. He came in 11th place overall, missing the top ten by only 4 seconds.
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| Donny Barnes |
The hills are what separate Montevallo's course from every other course. Donny Barnes is one of the many athletes that said the most difficult part of the course were the hills, "We have a reputation for this course to have a lot of hills."
The women's race had 19 teams competing with 162 individuals competing. Freshman Katie Nelson not only came in 6th place overall but she has also been named the PBC Runner of the Week for the third time this season.
Aside from her many awards, she remains confident in her team, "It was a tough course, but I think our team is only going to get faster and we are only going to improve from here."
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| The women starting their 6K |
Another individual award went to Freshman Si-Si Millsaps who place 8th overall. With motivation being key in a cross country meet, Millsaps says that winning for the team is what keeps her motivated, "It was big for us to represent Montevallo and go out there and just show them who owns the course and everything."
The women's dominant performance earned them their 3rd team championship out of the last 4 races. This race served as a preview of the NCAA Divison II Southeast Region Championship Race, which will also be hosted by the Falcons on November 22.
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