Unruh Shines in her Cross Country Debut at the ERUA Invitational

Prescott, AZ- Junior transfer Alison Unruh ran 20:40.27 to finish 8^th overall and help the lady's cross country team to a second place finish in their season opener at the Embry-Riddle Invitational in Prescott, AZ.

Following close behind Unruh, was senior Kaesha Guillaume who ran 21:37.93 which was two minutes faster than she ran on the same course last season. Running third and fourth on the team was a pair of freshman, Trinity Ball and Brennen Stephens, finishing 21^st and 24^th respectively. Rounding out the teams five-point scorers was sophomore Eva Huff who finished right behind Stephens in 25^th place.

Thoughts from Coach Fahsholz
"I was excited to see our women's team compete for the first time this season. Obviously very pleased with Alison and Kaesha's performances. They ran program top five times for this course and really ran a good race. We were missing three of our top runners today, and so I was really pleased to see our two freshmen ladies step up to help us hold off a talented Coconino team and secure second place. And the course they did it on was no joke. This is arguably the most difficult course in the nation when you combine altitude, hills and terrain. Competing in and finishing a course like this will be a great foundation for them, and the whole team, as we prepare for our next 5k two weeks from now."
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