BETHANY, Okla. - It was a great day in Bethany, Oklahoma as Southern Nazarene's men's and women's cross-country teams opened their season as the host of  SNU Invitational. The Storm hosted five schools across Oklahoma at Eldon Lyon Park.

Sophomore Aiden Hoover led the way for the SNU men as he finished 1st in the 5k Run with a time of 16:07.46. Senior William Ramierz also had a solid finish, finishing in 8th place overall with a time of 16:34.61.

Others competing for SNU in the invitational this morning in the Men's 5k were Daniel Ponce, who placed 16th with a time of 16:52.71, and Kayden Chaparro, placing 26th with a time of 17:33.20, and Raymen Sanabria who placed 27th with at the time of 17:35.44.

The SNU men placed 3rd overall with an average time of 16:56.68 with a team score of 76. Oklahoma City men secured the first place spot with an average time of 16:27.23 and a team score of 34. 

For the women, freshman Kelsi Hilton represented the Storm well in the women's 2 Mile race securing 2nd place with a time of 12:35.21. Right behind her in 3rd place was junior Isabel Lynch with a time of 12:46.19. 

Other runners for the Storm were senior Elora Jones, who placed 12th with a time of 13:39.94, freshman Jasmine Brown placed 14th with a time of 13:49.69, and senior Abbey King who placed 26th with a time of 14:49.17. 

The SNU women placed 2nd overall in the 2 Mile with an average time of 13:32.04 and a team score of 57. 

Next Up

The Storm Cross Country teams will head to their next meet on Thursday, September 12th in Wichita Falls, Texas for the Mustang Derby.