TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Freshman Maggie Jebitok led the Vanderbilt women to an 11th-place finish in the Women’s Blue 6K race, while Michael Skora paced the Commodore men in the Men’s Blue 8K race Friday at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational at Lavern Gibson Cross Country Course.
Jebitok turned in Vanderbilt’s top performance of the day, placing 31st overall with a time of 20:06.0 in a field of nearly 300 runners. Junior Lily Kriegel also finished inside the top 60, crossing 52nd in 20:24.5, as the Commodores scored 415 points to place 11th in the team standings.
Vanderbilt placed five runners among the race's top 130 finishers. Claire Petersen clocked a time of 20:54.6 to finish 101st, while Bria Bennis was 115th in 21:03.1. Betsy Jepkemei rounded out the Commodores' scoring five, placing 128th in 21:06.6.
The Commodores received additional contributions from Hannah Huyler, who finished 131st in 21:07.0, and Claire Guiberson, who crossed 145th in 21:12.8. Myrto Valacha completed Vanderbilt's lineup with a time of 21:32.5, placing 199th overall.
On the men's side, Skora led Vanderbilt for the third consecutive meet, covering the 8K course in 24:48.3 to place 208th. Luke Churchwellfollowed closely behind in 232nd place with a time of 24:55.7 as the pair finished less than eight seconds apart.
Sam Darmanie finished 287th in 25:22.7, while Finn Richards was 309th in 25:38.3. Jackson Scruggs completed Vanderbilt's scoring five with a 323rd-place finish in 25:57.6.