Central Washington sweeps Saint Martin's in CWU XC Opener...
CENTRALIA-- Central Washington's women's and men's cross country teams earned a sweep of Saint Martin's University Saturday morning at the CWU XC Opener 5k race on the athletic fields on the campus of Central Washington University. The Wildcat women, who the GNAC coaches voted in their pre-season poll as the second best team in the conference behind defending champion Western Washington, took the first five places and had a 47-second 1-5 split to take the team win by a 15-48 count. Maddy Harrison (CWU Athletics file photo) , the reigning GNAC champion this past spring at 10000 meters, led the way, winning in 18:52. Payton Conover (19:16), Dawn Hulstedt (19:16), Hannah Pidduck (19:29), and Lillian Neff (19:39), followed Harrison in that order. Kekaimalino Halpern was Saint Martin's first runner across in sixth in 20:01. In the opening men's 5k race, Central took the first four places in winning the team race by a 22-35 score. Weston Breen led the way for the Wil...
