Rachel Taylor, Wyatt Hoover lead 'Jacks to early season win at Lumberjack Invitational

Saturday, September 2

Nacogdoches, Texas

7:30 a.m

Stephen F. Austin

Lumberjack Invitational

Rachel Taylor, Wyatt Hoover lead 'Jacks to early season win at Lumberjack Invitational

9/3/2023 8:31:00 AM | Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: Hunter Overholt, SFA Director Of Social Media And Digital Content

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Rachel Taylor and Wyatt Hoover have strong opening performances to help lead the 'Jacks to victories at the 2023 Lumberjack Invitational.

Taylor finished with a time of 17:26, placing her at second overall in the field and was her second fastest time at the 3 mile distance. Finishing right behind her was Graduate Student Tereza Lukasova with a time of 17:37. Maggie Marshall rounded out the top five with a time of 17:44.

We've got @SFA_TFXC ladies finishing at the front of the field!#AxeEm x #RaiseTheAxe x #ProtectTheForest pic.twitter.com/Nf8liBQ9ST
— Jonathan Shuskey - "Buckets" (@SFA_Buckets) September 2, 2023

Hoover led the 'Jacks on the men's side with a time of 18:39, placing him 3rd in the field. Along with Hoover, four other runners from SFA rounded out the top six.

We've got Lumberjacks at the finish line!#AxeEm x #RaiseTheAxe x #ProtectTheForest pic.twitter.com/qsgrhv4M07
— Jonathan Shuskey - "Buckets" (@SFA_Buckets) September 2, 2023

Coach Rob Hansen was extremly pleased with the results. "The race plan today was to run in a pack for 75% of the race and we executed that perfectly. We had a great balance of strong veterans up front with Wyatt, Rachel, and Maggie, coupled with newcomers like Tereza and the men freshman trio."

SFA will return to action next Saturday on September 8th at the Rice Invitational starting at 6:20 PM.

Women's Results - 3 Mile
2. Rachel Taylor SFA 17:26
3. Tereza Lukasova SFA 17:37
5. Maggie Marshall SFA 17:44
9. Kyla Zalit SFA 18:17
12. Trude Lamb SFA 18:30
13. Allyson McCutcheon 18:34
15. Annie King SFA 18:45
19. Bell Rubio 19:04
27. Marissa Lopez 20:10

Men's Results - 6,000 m
3. Wyatt Hoover SFA 18:39
4. Andrew Mullen SFA 18:40
5. Devon Judelson SFA 18:46
6. Dawson Svoboda SFA 18:47
10. Zach Dennison SFA 19:04
11. Gabriel De La O SFA 19:07
12. Kevin Curry IV SFA 19:12
15. Reese Sullivan SFA 19:18
18. Anthony Para SFA 19:26
19. Blake Hyatt SFA 19:35
22. Brendan Woodside SFA 19:42
25. Sam Martinez SFA 20:16