LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Redshirt junior Alex Hooten and senior Sierra Oesterling delivered all-time top 50 performances as Bellarmine University competed Saturday morning in the Gold Races in the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.

For the second consecutive race, Hooten clocked a Bellarmine men's all-time top 10 mark in the 8k. His 24:14.0 ranks seventh all-time and moved him up to fourth on the 8k performance list. Hooten, who is now responsible for five top 50 times in the 8k, including four in the top 25, placed 23rd among 326 harriers.

Oesterling finished the women's race in 18:18.9, which ranks 36th in the 5k in program history. It represented the seventh time in her career that she's posted a top 50 mark in the 5k. Oesterling placed 98th among 305 competitors.

Sophomore Salah Farah (136th, 25:33.3), junior Chase Austin (152nd, 25:39.1), freshman Jack Moutardier (192nd, 25:59.3) and junior Jimmy Dillabaugh (199th, 26:01.9) joined Hooten in the men's top five.

Redshirt senior Ellerie Heinzmann (267th, 20:22.8), sophomore Ginger Atzinger (273rd, 20:34.3), senior Sarah Jacob (275th, 20:38.9) and junior Molly Moore (282nd, 20:46.3) joined Oesterling in the women's top five.

Middle Tennessee State (60) was the Gold Race's men's team champion, and West Virginia (34) was the Gold Race's women's team champion.

Bellarmine's final regular-season meet will take place Oct. 17 at the Angel Mounds Invitational in Evansville, Indiana.

Bellarmine 8k Men's Results
23. Alex Hooten 24:14.0, 136. Salah Farah 25:33.3, 152. Chase Austin 25:39.1, 192. Jack Moutardier 25:59.4, 199. Jimmy Dillabaugh 26:01.9, 204. Jared Fairbanks 26:04.6, 215. Ian Baker 26:15.4, 236. Landen Fernandez 26:32.4, 258. Sherjeel Khan 26:44.8, 277. William Stewart 27:01.8, 294. Ben Hunter 27:24.7, 308. Buzz Christensen 27:50.5, 310. Malcolm Robertson 27:57.7, 316. Dax Noe 28:17.9

Bellarmine 5k Women's Results
98. Sierra Oesterling 18:18.9, 267. Ellerie Heinzmann 20:22.8, 273. Ginger Atzinger 20:34.3, 275. Sarah Jacob 20:38.9, 282. Molly Moore 20:46.3, 291. Cassidy Gilbert 21:11.3, 303. Jansen Story 21:55.2

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