Resendiz wins Walters State Half Marathon, breaks course record for second straight year

MORRISTOWN, TN – Brando Resendiz came into Friday's Walters State Half Marathon as the course record holder and left it the same way, except this time with a new time.

After running 1:16:57 last year at the event, Resendiz narrowly edged his time this time around as he finished Friday's race at 1:16:28. 

As a team, the Senators won the event with an average time of 1:21:03. 

Along with Resendiz, Gideon Erwin had a strong race as he came in second with a time of 1:17:37. Wade Walters was third in the race with a time of 1:29:43.

Other runners for Walters State included Jessie Ramos in sixth with a time of 1:32:34, Ignacio Vargas Huipe in seventh with a time of 1:33:12 and Benjamin Eigenmann in 10th with a time of 1:54:04. 

For the Lady Senators, Chloe Williford finished in fourth place with a time of 1:51:06. The only other runner for Walters State was Lani Helton as she finished in eighth with a time of 2:02:41. 

Pellissippi State's Joceylyn Chipoco-DeGrado won the women's race with a time of 1:46:04. 

Up Next:

Walters State will be back in action next Friday at the Roanoke Invitational in Salem, VA. 

Rob Harvey

Walters State Community College

Sports Information Director

Cell: (423) 779-8880

Email: sportsinfo@ws.edu

Website: www.ws.edu/athletics