TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Three Indiana State athletes ran career-best 6k times Friday night at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, as the Sycamores finished seventh on the women's side at the Nike XC Town Twilight.
 
Emersyn Bland and Lily Rollings both recorded top-20 finishes to lead the way for the Blue and White, with Bland placing 16th at 22:33.7 and Rollings right behind in 19th at 22:40.5. Both Bland and Rollings ran personal bests, with Bland breaking her previous best by over 30 seconds and Rollings besting her time from two weeks ago by 35 seconds.
 
Hallie Mimbela and Kamilla Gibson also added top-40 finishes for the Blue and White, with Mimbela placing 33rd with her time of 23:06.0 and Gibson finishing 37th with a time of 23:10.6. Mimbela's time was also a career best, beating her previous top 6k time by nearly 40 seconds. Ada Sabo rounded out the Sycamore contingent at LaVern Gibson with a time of 25:35.1.
 
Alex Alvarez was the lone Sycamore to compete at the Nike XC Town Twilight on the men's side, clocking a time of 27:17.4.
 
UC San Diego swept both team titles, winning the women's team title with a score of 40 points and the men's team title with a score of 33 points. Texas Tech had the top individual finisher on both sides, with Lily Mather winning the women's 6k race in 20:29.3 and Titus Kimaru winning the men's 8k race in 23:53.5.
 
Indiana State Results (Men's 8K/Women's 6K)
WOMEN: 15th of 20 teams (16-19-32-36-82)– 185 points
16. Emersyn Bland – 22:33.7
19. Lily Rollings – 22:40.5
33. Hallie Mimbela – 23:06.0
37. Kamilla Gibson – 23:10.6
116. Ada Sabo – 25:35.1
 
MEN: No Team Score
73. Alex Alvarez – 27:17.4
 
Up Next
Following Friday's split-squad action, the Sycamores return to competition October 16 for the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute.
 
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