Mustang Men’s Cross Country Bags Top 10 Finish at NAIA National Championships
By Ryan Freeman, For TMC Sports InformationNovember 21, 2015
Team Results | Individual Results
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – With perfect conditions, The Master’s College men’s cross country team finished ninth out of a field of 36 teams with a collective time of 2:09:43.1 at the 2015 NAIA National Championships at McAlpine Creek Park.
Notably, the 15th-ranked Mustangs were just one spot away from tying their highest team finish in program history (8th, 2012). Individually, Josh Sherfey (Stevenson Ranch, CA) clinched 25th overall and earned NAIA All-American honors after finishing the 8k race with a time of 25 minutes and 11 seconds. Sherfey is TMC's men's cross country's first NAIA All-American in three years (John Gilbertson, 2012).
In a field of 326 runners, the start of the 8,000 meter race went out hard with the Mustangs fighting for positions. Sherfey navigated to the front of the race around the 15th position and managed to close well with his impressive time of 25:11. Both Michael Sciarra (Orange, CA) and Andrew Orona (Newhall, CA) were not far behind Sherfey by placing 56th (25:47.8) and 69th (25:55.9), respectively.
“How we performed today was a great representation of who we are as a team,” commented TMC head coach Zachary Schroeder. “Regardless of the results, our mindset was focused on honoring the Lord with our efforts and I feel we accomplished that task.”
As the season closes, the Mustangs will hang up the shoes for two weeks until they begin their winter base training for the approaching 2016 track season.
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