Mexico and USA divided gold medals at 13. NACAC Mountain Running Championships 2016.
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Medal table of 13. NACAC Mountain Running Championships saw USA as leader with 5 medals (2 gold and 3 silver) in front of hosting Country Mexico with 4 medals (2 gold and 2 bronze) and Canada with 3 medals (1 silver and 2 bronze).
The venue for the 13th NACAC Mountain Running Championships offered a challenging nine-kilometer course, which ascended over rocky and craggy terrain to the summit of Cerro Gordo in Jalisco, Mexico.
The starting elevation was approximately 2100 meters while the finish line reached just over 2600 meters." "Results were close between the three nations who competed at this year&rsquo,s event today making the team scoring tight for all of the divisions.
The top three men from each country were scored for the team result, whereas for the women it was the top two women from each country.
Individually, in the men race, Juan Carlos Carera Casas (MEX) finished in 41:15 to take gold, followed by Josh Eberly (USA) in 41:43 for silver, and Victor Daniel Mercado Miranda (MEX) in 41:58 for bronze.
With the strong performance by Casa and Miranda, and their final scorer in sixth position, Mexico raced to team gold with a total of 10 points to USA&rsquo,s 14.
Benoit Gignac (CAN) was his country&rsquo,s top finisher leading the team to the bronze medal.
On the women&rsquo,s side, Team USA claimed the top two podium spots with Megan Roche earning individual gold and Ladia Albertson-Junkans in silver position.
The pair led Team USA to the gold medal with three points.
Their finish times were 51:48 and 51:57 respectively.
Rounding out the top three was Megan Franks (CAN) in a time of 52:24.Along with her teammate Mirabelle Tinio, who finished in seventh, Team Canada&rsquo,s score of ten points narrowly edged out Mexico whose combined score was 11.
The City of Tepatitlan hosted the athletes and provided a friendly and inviting atmosphere for the teams who enjoyed authentic cuisine and enthusiastic support from the locals.
Representing the WMRA was its treasurer Nancy Hobbs (USA), who along with Houston Franks (CAN), Pedro Fletes (MEX), Miguel Lopez (MEX) Richard Bolt (USA), and several members of the local municipality including the president of Tepatitlan, presented awards to the winning athletes and teams during an evening ceremony.
Edited by Nancy Hobbs (WMRA Treasurer)
Source of the pictures (Hobbs):
on front page:
- Carera (Mex),
on second page:
- podium men,
- Roche (USA),
- podium women."
The venue for the 13th NACAC Mountain Running Championships offered a challenging nine-kilometer course, which ascended over rocky and craggy terrain to the summit of Cerro Gordo in Jalisco, Mexico.
The starting elevation was approximately 2100 meters while the finish line reached just over 2600 meters." "Results were close between the three nations who competed at this year&rsquo,s event today making the team scoring tight for all of the divisions.
The top three men from each country were scored for the team result, whereas for the women it was the top two women from each country.
Individually, in the men race, Juan Carlos Carera Casas (MEX) finished in 41:15 to take gold, followed by Josh Eberly (USA) in 41:43 for silver, and Victor Daniel Mercado Miranda (MEX) in 41:58 for bronze.
With the strong performance by Casa and Miranda, and their final scorer in sixth position, Mexico raced to team gold with a total of 10 points to USA&rsquo,s 14.
Benoit Gignac (CAN) was his country&rsquo,s top finisher leading the team to the bronze medal.
The pair led Team USA to the gold medal with three points.
Their finish times were 51:48 and 51:57 respectively.
Rounding out the top three was Megan Franks (CAN) in a time of 52:24.Along with her teammate Mirabelle Tinio, who finished in seventh, Team Canada&rsquo,s score of ten points narrowly edged out Mexico whose combined score was 11.
The City of Tepatitlan hosted the athletes and provided a friendly and inviting atmosphere for the teams who enjoyed authentic cuisine and enthusiastic support from the locals.
Representing the WMRA was its treasurer Nancy Hobbs (USA), who along with Houston Franks (CAN), Pedro Fletes (MEX), Miguel Lopez (MEX) Richard Bolt (USA), and several members of the local municipality including the president of Tepatitlan, presented awards to the winning athletes and teams during an evening ceremony.
Edited by Nancy Hobbs (WMRA Treasurer)
Source of the pictures (Hobbs):
on front page:
- Carera (Mex),
on second page:
- podium men,
- Roche (USA),
- podium women."