Quick Hits - More Top Performances from the Weekend
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Manny Putz, Onalaska (Wis.): The standout senior for Wisconsin came and conquered yet again, winning the Dan Houston/Steve Johnson Invitational for the third year in a row, clocking the #9 5K time of the weekend with a time of 14:51.60. He has now won all three races he has run this season.
Elektra Higgins, Peninsula (Wash.): Higgins took first at the HOKA 28th John Payne XC Invitational where she won by 8 seconds running a time of 17:00.70, a 24-second PR and a time which ranks #18 nationally this season.
Jack Bowen, McCallie School (Tenn.): Bowen broke through at the Nike Town XC Twilight meet, taking home his first win of the season with a time of 14:41.68 and handing TJ Hansen his first defeat of the 2024 XC season.
Averi Lowen, Bowdon (Ga.): The star sophomore for Bowden, won the Alexander/Asics Invitational girls title, running a time of 17:11.33 which was a huge PR and ranks at the #1 time for her class.
Benjamin Anderson, Mountain Vista (Colo.): Winning his fifth straight race of the season, Anderson took home victory at the Pat Patten Invitational where he ran a time of 15:06, breaking his own meet record on a course that has only seen four sub 15:20 times ever.
Ryin Miller, Seaman (Kans.): Make it five for five for race victories this fall for the Kansas junior. Miller won the Seaman Invite for the second year in a row, this time with a time of 17:21.50, winning by over two minutes.
Ella Hagen, Summit (Colo.): Running one of the most impressive 19:34 5K time you'll ever see, Hagen won the Summit Stinger on the slopes of the Copper Mountain Ski Resort, with a max 22% incline and a top elevation on 9,800 feet. Not your average 5K course.
Robert Mechura, Roseville (Minn.): Mechura ran at the Alexandria Meet of Champions race in Minnesota, where he won the race for the second year in a row, winning with a time of 15:22 to stay undefeated this fall.
Chloe Huyler, Lakeridge (Ore.): Huyler stayed undefeated on the season, winning the 3A-4A title at the Nike Twilight XC Invitational in Oregon with a time of 17:06, which was the 5th fastest time of the weekend.