On the same day his teammates took home their second NAIA National
Cross
Country title in Louisville, Ky., Virginia Intermont College's Fernando
Cabada secured his highest finish in a US national championship with
his runner-up performance at the US National Club Cross Country
Championships in Rochester, Ny.
Cabada, and winner Matt Tegankamp, separated themselves from the field
of 309 runners early, making it a two man race. Tegankamp took the
title in the final 800-meters with a time of 29:47 to Cabada's 29:50
over the muddy 10,000-meter course. VIC Teammate Corey Duquette was
22nd at 30:56.
Cabada is now on his way to Japan, representing the US in the
International Chiba Ekiden Relay after securing three other top 5 US
national championship finishes this year, more than any other American.
In March, Cabada finished fifth in the US Indoor Championship
3,000-meters and then finished fourth at the US 5,000m Championship in
September. He then took fifth at the US 10k championships two weeks
ago.
On the same day his teammates took home their second NAIA National
Cross
Country title in Louisville, Ky., Virginia Intermont College's Fernando
Cabada secured his highest finish in a US national championship with
his runner-up performance at the US National Club Cross Country
Championships in Rochester, Ny.
Cabada, and winner Matt Tegankamp, separated themselves from the field
of 309 runners early, making it a two man race. Tegankamp took the
title in the final 800-meters with a time of 29:47 to Cabada's 29:50
over the muddy 10,000-meter course. VIC Teammate Corey Duquette was
22nd at 30:56.
