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Results: Autumn Evening XC Race #2

Racers rejoicing after a tough course well run!

Round two of our Autumn Evening XC Series is in the books! Racers took to our championship cross country course for the first time this season, cruising the all-ski-trail course in speedy style. Jefferson Tucker took the overall win in a blazing time of 18:25, leading his team, “Singletrack Shredders” to an overall and resounding victory. Runner-up Adrian Owens put in a strong showing for his Sterling College team in a time of 22:57. Sarah Keener rounded out the overall podium in a time of 24:32, making her the top female finisher as well.

In the team race, Team “Singletrack Shredders” was the team to beat with an outstanding team score of 8, led by runners Jefferson Tucker, Sarah Keener, and Hannah Dreissigacker. Team “Feed the Dream” ran a gritty race to to claim second place, with stellar runs from Erin Magoon, Sean Mack, and Caroline Lawlor. Team “Masters of OnCommon Strength” took third in the team race tonight, but took the top spot of the night for overall team attendance, with five team members in the mix!

Full results for this Autumn Evening XC Race #2 can be found here. Team scores can be viewed here.

Next week we are back to Course B (white race signs with red arrows) for a mix of singletrack and ski trail. The socially distanced, staggered wave start will set off at 5:30pm from the lower field. Want to join in on the XC action? You can find full details and registration for the series here.

Paula picked up her Great Hill Quest prize tonight - a custom mug made by fellow racer Emma Podolin!

Erin showing off her running jorts - do you think they are actually made of jean material, or running short material? Hard to tell…