OVERLAND PARK — Allen Community College’s Debra Kime brought home the top individual time for the Red Devil women’s cross country team Saturday at the Dave Burgess Open, a 5K cross country race.
Kime’s mark of 21 minutes, 20.5 seconds, was good for ninth overall.
She was followed by Kim Boyle, 11th at 21:30.2; Kim Cooper, 19th at 22:07.1; Sydney Owens, 20th at 22:09.2; and Bianca Ramirez, 26th overall at 24:35.8.
Allen’s cumulative time of 1:51.42.8 was good for fourth place overall at 83 points.
Haskell’s Talisa Budder won the race with a time of 19:33.5. Cowley County had the top team score at 41 points at 1:46:04.5.
The Red Devils sat their top three runners due health reasons.
Allen head coach Vince DeGrado said the results show a need for improvement.
“We didn’t compete like a team that is one of the top three in the region,” DeGrado said. “We were very uncertain of ourselves. I take full blame for our performance. I’m not in panic mode or anything, because I know this is just part of the ‘dog days’ we have to get through.
“The competition featured Cowley and Highland,” he continued. “They both looked strong, and I’m expecting them to be ready in two weeks as the region and conference favorite with Johnson County.”
While Allen could have been considered a favorite for a regional crown as recently as a few weeks ago, injuries and other struggles have taken their toll on the Red Devils, DeGrado said.
“I’ll have my ladies ready Oct. 27 to compete, and all I can ask is for them to give it their best they possibly can, and we’ll see where the chips fall from there.”
There was one bright spot. DeGrado credited Owens for improving her time in claiming a top-20 finish.
Kime leads ACC runners
