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Air Force Invite
DeMoor And Gioscia Compete At Air Force Open
October 24, 2008 | Cross Country
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. ? Seth DeMoor recorded his first collegiate first-place finish at the Air Force Open on the Eisenhower Golf Course on Friday afternoon.
DeMoor finished the 8 kilometer race in 25 minutes, 57.77 seconds. In doing so, he almost finished a full minute ahead of runner-up Scott Balcao of Air Force who ran a mark of 26:51.87.
Rachel Gioscia was the runner-up in the women's 6k race. She ran a time of 24:26.44. Gioscia finished over one minute ahead of the rest of the field. Phalen French (USAFA) was third with a mark of 25:42.07. Ashley Birger won the race in 23:59.32.
This was the first race of the season for DeMoor and Gioscia.
The varsity team will compete at the Big 12 Championship on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the ISU Cross Country Course in Ames, Iowa. The women will run first at 10 a.m. (CST), with the men following at 11.
2008 US AIR FORCE OPEN
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY/Eisenhower Golf Course
Women's 6k
2. Rachel Gioscia, 24:26.44
Men's 8k
1. Seth DeMoor, 25:57.77
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