NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – Saturday proved to be a beautiful day for the first daytime cross country meet of the season as Bluejay Cross Country competed at the Muthama-Rogers Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Bethel College.
 
The Bluejays took advantage of the near-perfect weather conditions and posted several strong performances after a brief two-week break from competition.
 
On the women's side Julianna Maxfield paced the field, finishing in 2^nd place and running a time of 20:02. Daysha Allison also posted a top 10 finish, running a time of 22:06, good for 8^th place. Addison Jost and Rebekah Hernandez-Paz also earned medals, running times of 25:03 and 25:07 respectively. Those performances helped the Tabor Women take home a 2^nd place finish, building on an already successful start to the season.
 
The men also had a strong outing, taking 3^rd overall. Wade Ratzlaff led the way for the Bluejay Men, running his best time of the season so far (28:55) and taking 11^th place. Junior transfer Ethan Thompson was right on his heels and ran a lifetime best of 28:57 while snagging 12^th place. David Rodriguez, Samuel Andres, and Jacob Buller also posted strong outings for the men.
 
Bluejay Cross Country returns to action on Saturday, October 24^th as they compete in the Blazing Tiger Invitational in Ashland, Neb.
 
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).