LOUISBURG, N.C. For the second time this season, a member of the Methodist men's cross country team has captured a first–place finish, with
Chance McCubbin earning the medal this time as he crossed the finish line with a time of 29:08.9. Navigating a hilly, challenging course, McCubbin and
Rafael Shilengitha (29:52.06) earned the top two spots in the men's race at the Ben Snelling Cancer Classic on Friday afternoon, while Methodist saw success in the women's race too.
McCubbin (right) and Shilengitha (middle) finished first
and second at the Ben Snelling Cancer Classic on Friday
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: Ben Snelling Cancer Classic (5k women, 8k men)
Location: Owen's Park; Louisburg, North Carolina
Top teams, women: 1 – Regent University (17 pts.), 2 – Methodist (38 pts.)
Top individuals, women: 1 – Loiuse Monga-Rochard, Regent, 2 – Virginia Henson, Regent, 3 – Gabrielle Butler, Regent
Top teams, men: 1 – Methodist (28 pts.), 2 – Regent University (42 pts.), 3 – Chowan University (51 pts.)
Top individuals, men: 1 –
Chance McCubbin, Methodist, 2 –
Rafael Shilengitha, Methodist, 3 – Thomas Slingluff, Regent
MONARCH NOTES
- On the women's side, the freshmen continued to impress with Yamile Lopez Dominguez leading the way with a time of 24:11.21 for the Monarchs, finishing in fifth place out of 20 runners. Next in line was Leilani Rankin in sixth with a 24:18.54 time. Savanna Alvarado (25:12.18) and Kamiya McNeill (26:28.39) also earned top–10 finishes, finishing eighth and 10th. Earning spots 11–13 were Treazure Rosario Watson (26:29.04), Abigail Rowe (26:33.35) and Mally King (28:05.29), while Jayden Hoffman (32:39.46), Alyssa Cervantes (32:48.43) and Imani Kee (35:36.06) were the final three Monarchs to cross the finish line.
- McCubbin and Shilengitha took first and second out of 17 runners in the men's competition, while Keon Lassiter, who posted a time of 34:27.36, secured a third top–five finish for the Monarchs by taking fifth. Vondre Nelson (37:23.51) claimed the last spot inside the top 10, while Xavier Wilborn (41:44.54) and Damian Jefferson (46:14.29) were the final two finishers for Methodist.
UP NEXT
Methodist's next race is the Roanoke Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18, hosted by Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia.
