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| 2003
Honors
Hernandez earns All-KCAC
honors
Troy Hernandez earned first team All-KCAC cross country honors with his eighth
place finish at the conference championships held November 1 at the Rolling
Acres Golf Course north of McPherson.
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| Troy Hernandez |
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Hernandez, a 2002 graduate
of Richmond-Central Heights High School, covered the 8-kilometer course in a
personal best 27:47. He was running in 15th place after the first
mile, 12th at two miles, then moved up to tenth at the 5,000 meters
mark before pulling away to his finishing position over the final 1,000 meters.Hernandez, who just missing
being All-KCAC as a freshman when he placed 17th at the KCAC meet
(top 15 finishers are named All-KCAC), was the Bulldogs’ top finisher in seven
of their eight meets during the 2003 season. His KCAC meet time of 27:47 moved
him up to third on the list of all-time best marks by McPherson College harriers
for the 8-kilometer cross country distance.Troy opened the 2003 season
by winning the McPherson Invitational in 30:00.3. That race was the first time
the 8,000 meter distance had been run on the course over the undulating hills
five miles north of McPherson.Hernandez wrapped up his
second year of collegiate cross country by placing 46th at the NAIA
Region IV championships in Lincoln, Neb., where he matched his KCAC finish by
being the second non-Southwestern College, KCAC runner to finish.Hernandez is a business
major at McPherson College, where he also is serving as treasurer of the Student
Government Association.
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