FERNDALE, Wash.  – The Trinity Western Spartans women's cross-country team left the WWU Bill Roe Classic in 8th place. Fourth-year Catherine Roper (New Delhi, India) led the team with a time of 23:25.40, landing her 35th in the 6K race. She ran 90 seconds faster than she ran at the same race last year. First-year Nelle Liefsoens (Powell River, BC) followed in 46^th place with a time of 23:54.50.
 
The Spartans finished eighth overall, 42 points behind Alaska Fairbanks with 212.
 
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Shane Wiebe, TWU Head Coach 
"We had some pretty hot to trot performances today at the Western Washington races. The men's team came second overall to Western Washington, which is pretty stellar given the fact that most of the teams there were division 2. They raced today so we can kind of see where we're at and it looks like our men's team is in really good shape. Our women's team was bedraggled by some sickness this week, but they are coming along. A lot of hope, good things going on, and a lot of smiles."
 
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The Spartans will now head to Bellingham, Wash., for the WWU Padden Invitational on Saturday, October 24 at Lake Padden Park.
 
Women's Results | 6km
35th – Catherine Roper – 23:25.40
46th – Nelle Liefsoens – 23:54.50
47th – Hadassah Duff – 23:56.40
65th – Ava Rodway – 24:44.50
74th – Livia Armitage – 25:57.50
 
Men's Results | 8km
1st – Justin Kibet Kiplagat – 24:06.20
3rd – David Mutai – 24:20.90 
15th – Elijah Headley – 24:59.30
18th – Arjun Sandhu – 25:13.00
19th – Malcolm Reid – 25:25.60
29th – Lucien Dixon-Lawless – 25:49.80
86th – Larson Rische – 27:48.50 
103rd – Kenton Bell – 28:48.30
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 Canada West team championships.
 
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. 
 
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