Cats and Lady Cats Compete in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Bethel University Men's and Women's Cross-Country squads competed in the Appalachian Challenge in Knoxville Friday.

The men finished 9th while the women were 8th.

On the men's side, Joseph Skoog bested his own school record and finished 2nd with a time of 23:54. Stetson Childress became the fourth fastest runner in Bethel history with a time of 25:57 for a 34th place finish. Freshman San'Darius Coleman came in 62nd with Ariel Devoto finished 70th and Chandler Roberson 72nd. 

On the women's side Andrea De La Rosa finished fourth and ran her 3rd fastest time ever. Monserrat Serrano ran a personal best coming in 29th at 19:06. Cecilia Tellez, Allie Chappell and Mackenzie Bennett rounded out the top five with strong performances.

The Cats and Lady Cats hit the road in two weeks for Bowling Green, Kentucky for the Mid-South Conference Championship. 

Coach Brandon Kilburn said, "I am enormously proud of the effort today. Joseph shattered his own record. Coming off an injury we were hopeful he would bounce back, and he did in an incredible way. Stetson, San'Darius, Chandler, Carson and Owen all ran personal best times today, so we are making progress. Hopefully, we will stay healthy and perform well in two weeks. On the women's side, Andrea was just herself with another fantastic performance. She will look to set a record by becoming a five -time national qualifier in two weeks. Monserrat and Allie also picked up personal best times today so we are peaking at the right time. Hopefully, it all comes together in two weeks."