KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alauna Carstens, a senior at The Evergreen State (Wash.), was named this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts through Sunday, October 18.
Carstens participated in the George Oja Invitational and claimed the top spot in the individual race with a season-best time of 20:38.5 over the 6k course. She took the lead in the early stages of the race and won the event by 14 seconds. Carstens mark in the event is the third-fastest time in the NAIA this fall in the 6k.
The Geoducks will compete next on Friday, November 6, at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in Lewiston, Idaho.
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