Sept. 3, 2016
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Auburn cross country got the 2016 season started with a sweep at the JSU Strut's Opener on Friday, winning the men's and women's races.
The women scored 31 points behind a 1-2-3 finish from senior Veronica Eder, junior Anna Nelson and senior Rachel Givens. Eder captured the individual title in the women's 5k with a time of 13:46.6. She was followed by Nelson with a time of 14:25.0 to edge out Givens who clocked a 14:33.9.
Kenzley Defler finished sixth for the Tigers with a time of 14:37.2, while Claire Kennedy rounded out the scoring for Auburn, finishing 23rd with a 15:21.4.
On the men's side, Auburn scored 15 points and finished with the top five runners. Kevin Wyss took the individual title in the men's 6k with a time of 15:20.6. Wyss was follow by juniors Wesley Curles (15:20.6), Coleman Churitch (15:20.9), Wesley Pectol (15:21.8) and Mitchell Gomez (15:21.9).
Junior transfer Jay Speiler finished 10th in his first race with the Tigers, finishing with a time of 15:44.6.
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