CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Maliya Vaughan and Jordan Ashmore were Xavier University of Louisiana's fastest finishers Friday at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships at Seminole Valley Park.Vaughan was the XULA women's fastest finisher for the third consecutive year. She ran 5,000 meters in 21 minutes, 51.4 seconds to place 320th out of 340 runners. Ashmore, a freshman, led the XULA men with an 8K time of 29:51.3 and finished 320th out of 330 runners.
The Gold Nuggets' other finishers were Taylor Price, 330th in 22:29.3; Brianna Pace, 331st in 22:35.7; Ky'Reon McBride, 336th in 24:37.8; and Mariah Cox, 338th in 25:47.4.
Also finishing for the Gold Rush were Francis Patterson, 321st in 30:01.8; Camren Sewell, 326th in 31:35.7; Kadeem Burton, 328th in 34:03.2; Darrick Williams, 329th in 35:28.5; and Langston Scott, 330th in 38:44.1.
Ashmore's time ranks 17th and Patterson's 20th among Gold Rush runners at nationals and seventh and ninth, respectively, among freshmen.
The XULA women were 36th in team scoring with 1,211 points. Oregon Tech scored 126 points to win the team title, its first, by six points over Madonna and eight points over Taylor. Point Park's Anna Shields was individual champion in 17:15.9.
The Gold Rush were 36th in the men's division with 1,228 points. Oklahoma City scored 116 points to win its fourth national team title in the last six seasons. Cornerstone's Colin De Young was individual champion in 24:12.4.
Results: Men Women
Skies were overcast, and temperatures were in the mid-30s at the start of the meet. This was the 16th Gold Rush appearance at NAIA nationals and the 12th for the Gold Nuggets. Eight of the men's appearances and nine of the women's were the result of automatic team qualification in conference or regional meets.
Honored Thursday as XULA's NAIA Champions of Character recipients were Vaughan and Williams. Pace, who concluded her collegiate cross country career at this meet, was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive year.
Coach Yhann Plummer's distance runners will resume competition in early March during the outdoor track and field season.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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