JOPLIN, Mo. – Southern Nazarene's cross-country teams competed in postseason action on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Central Region Cross-Country Championships hosted by Missouri Southern State.
 
The Crimson Storm had three women and two men make the top-15 all-time list for SNU with their times on Saturday for the 6k and 10k events respectively. Zach McAlpin led the way on the men's side for the Storm as he finished with a time of 33:17.9, good enough to slip just inside the top-100 in the event. Christian Escritt was the other male Storm runner to have a record time as he finished at 34:09.90.
 
Others competing on the men's side were Jose Pena (35:21.80), Taylor Hawkins (36:04.10), Garrison Bluhm (37:03.80), Joba Fabiyi (37:38.50), and Jeremiah Martinez (39:19.80).
 
On the women's side, Sabbatha Taylor paced the women's side with a time of 23:56.40 in the 6K event and Madalyn Harper finished at 24:54.0. Emma Green was the third women's Storm runner to finish in the top-15 all-time for SNU as she posted a time of 26:04.30. Others competing on the women's side were Rachel Hurtz (26:23.6), Olivia Cavanaugh (26:45.90), Lauryn Downs (28:21.80), Madi Nortune (29:05.70), and Rebecca Warden (DNF).
 
Head coach Billy Miller was pleased to see his competitors finish strong in the 2019 season.