by Courtney Vondracek, NAU Athletic Communications
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (September 2, 2023) – The Northern Arizona University cross country teams saw impressive performances at the George Kyte Classic, racing to dominant victories to begin their season.
The women’s team raced to an easy victory as they earned just 15 points and swept the top three places. Ruby Smee finished first in her first competition as a Lumberjack, running a time of 14:34.6. Elise Stearns and Aliandrea Upshaw were right behind, finishing second and third respectively and each running a time of 14:34.7. Keira Moore and Meagan Van Pelt rounded out the scoring for NAU, placing sixth and eighth with times of 14:47.5 and 15:04.9.
Also running for the ‘Jacks were Lauren Jorgensen, Victoria Gaitan, and Skyler Wallace. Jorgensen finished 13th with a time of 15:39.2, while Gaitan was right behind in 14th with a time of 15:46.0. Wallace placed 17th with a time of 15:54.7
