CLINTON, Miss. - De'Marion Sims and Peyton Vandevuss each recorded season-best 8K times while three members of the Belhaven women's cross country team established personal bests Saturday at the Belhaven Invitational.

The Blazer women finished sixth in the 10-team field with 174 points. Ashley Davidson led the team with a time of 28:14.4, good for 30th overall.

Jocelyn Belonga followed in 35th place and took 2:46 off her previous 6K best with a time of 29:01.8. Courtney Adams crossed in 29:19.3 to finish 38th, improving her personal best by 1:08.

Virtasia Shepard finished 39th in 29:39.2, and Brycelyn Townsend rounded out the Blazers' scoring five in 41st place. Townsend's time of 30:01.1 was a personal best by 23.9 seconds.

Mary Anderson (30:58.3), Abigail DeJesus (31:12.0) and Emily Gaudet (32:29.0) completed the Belhaven lineup.

The sixth-place finish was the women's best team result of the season following a 10th-place showing at the MC Opener and an eighth-place finish at the Rhodes Invitational.

On the men's side, Sims finished 42nd with an 8K time of 31:13.0. The junior cut 40.8 seconds from his time at Rhodes and has been Belhaven's top finisher in each of the team's first three meets.

Vandevuss placed 67th in 35:30.5, improving his Rhodes time by 24.5 seconds. With two runners in the race, the Blazers did not register a team score.

Belhaven Invitational - Women's 6K | Clinton, Miss.  
6. Belhaven - 174 (29-33-36-37-39)  
30. Ashley Davidson - 28:14.4  
35. Jocelyn Belonga - 29:01.8  
38. Courtney Adams - 29:19.3  
39. Virtasia Shepard - 29:39.2  
41. Brycelyn Townsend - 30:01.1  
44. Mary Anderson - 30:58.3  
45. Abigail DeJesus - 31:12.0  
52. Emily Gaudet - 32:29.0  

Belhaven Invitational - Men's 8K | Clinton, Miss.  
42. De'Marion Sims - 31:13.0  
67. Peyton Vandevuss - 35:30.5  

Belhaven returns to Choctaw Trails for the MC Watson Invitational on Friday, Oct. 16 with the first race scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m.

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