Both Men and Women XC Earn Accolades

The ACC men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Norse Invitational in Gladstone, hosted by Bay College last week and a number of Lumberjack runners received accolades.

In the men's 8000 meter event, Ryan Allen ran a 28:17 to finish third overall while teammate Gabriel Trudeau, running in his first meet of the season, finished with a 30:19, good for 15th place.

On the women's side, in the 5000 meters, Emma Dickins had a time of 21:49 which was good for 10th place. ACC's Elizabeth Barnhill finished in 22:05 in 12th place.

The men finished sixth as a team, narrowly losing out to conference foe North Central Michigan College, and finishing behind winners St. Clair County Community College, Northern Michigah University's club team, Bay College and Kirtland Community College.

Both squads are tuning up for the biggest run of the season to date, the Michigan Community College Athletic Association's Northern Conference meet which takes place on Friday, Sept. 26 in Alanson.