HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Valdosta State Blazers are back on the trail Friday, competing in the The Twilight at John Hunt Park hosted by the City of Huntsville and RunningLane.

Last Time Out:
Both Cross Country teams delivered strong performances, both individually and as a team. The men placed second and the women placed fourth.

Samantha Savinon-Rios achieved a new personal best time of 19:10.8, finishing seventh overall. 

Ella Burnett and Emma Burnett both earned personal bests as well finishing 10th and 14th with times of 19:24.2 and 19:46.5 respectively.

Alanta Lofton turned in a great performance as well with a 31st place finish with a time of 20:33.5.

Carly Storie did well in her collegiate debut, finishing 63rd at a time of 22:27

Finally, Alyssa Youmans recorded her season's best time of 22:38.9 and Ellie Cardozo was the fourth Blazer to post a new personal best with a time of 23:57.8.

For the men's cross country team, Nick Waddell was the highest finisher, coming in third with a time of 25:57.3. 

Behind Waddell was a pack of Blazers with each finishing seconds of each other. The first to come across was Jake Wilkerson, who finished ninth with a time of 26:34.4, then Liam LeBrocq came in 10th at 26:36.1. Next was Caleb Tilford in 12th at a time of 26:51.3 and later Parker Henderson, finishing 13th with a mark of 26:59.4.

The final five Blazers across the line were Graham Harrod in 17th (27:15.7), Toshiya Bass in 26th (28:06.1), Mason Brown in 37th (28:33.2), Hunter Shuler in 38th (28:48.0), Alexander Albano in 54th (29:40.1) and Randall Luke in 95th (34:07.1).

This will be the first of two trips to Huntsville for the Blazers as they will return to John Hunt Park on October 24th for the UAH Chargers Invitational.

Meet Information:
Women's Race:  8:30 p.m. - 5K
Women's Race: 9:30 p.m. - 8K
Location: John Hunt Park

Stay up to date on all Blazer Athletics news by downloading the Blazer mobile app for exclusive content, gameday notifications, schedules, rosters and more. Fans can also follow @VState_Blazers on Instagram and X and like the Valdosta State Blazers Facebook page.