Orton, Cougars take first at FSU XC Open

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Whittni Orton led the way for BYU women's cross country as it took first place in the FSU XC Open at Apalachee Regional Park on Friday morning.

"The ladies ran well today," said women's cross country head coach Diljeet Taylor. "The goal was to preview the NCAA course and work together as a team. It's always good to walk away with a win. We know there are areas we need to work on, but this was a good test of early season fitness."

Full Results

BYU finished first with a score of 24 points, 27 points ahead of the host and second-place-team, Florida State. The Cougars had three of the top four finishes in Orton, Lexy Halladay and Aubrey Frentheway, and six in the top-10. 

Orton finished first overall with a time of 20:16.8 after leading or racing in the front pack for the entirety of the race. Following her were Halladay (20:30.9), Frentheway (20:36.8), Ana Weaver (20:54.5) and McKenna Lee (21:11.4) in third, fourth, sixth and 10th place, respectively. Kate Hunter (21:16.2) and Anna Camp-Bennett (21:21.3) rounded out BYU's top finish.

Halladay, Weaver, Alder, Sumsion, Moffitt, Arrington and Hanson each set career best 6K times at the meet.

FSU XC Open
FinishNameTime
1Whittni Orton20:16.8
3Lexy Halladay20:30.9
4Aubrey Frentheway20:36.8
6Ana Weaver20:54.5
10McKenna Lee21:11.4
12Kate Hunter21:16.2
15Anna Camp21:21.3
20Haley Johnston21:28.5
24Sara Musselman21:40.4
28Anna Martin21:48.4
30Carmen Alder21:58.5
31Julie Sumsion22:00.6
34Madi Moffitt22:09.8
35Eliza Arrington22:10.1
44Heather Hanson22:24.8
48Sadie Sargent22:30.9

What's Ahead

  • Steve T. Reeder Memorial
    • Friday, October 8 (Time TBA)
    • Steve & Dona Reeder Cross Country Course (Logan, UT)