Allen twosome takes top 6 at nationals

ACC's Elka Billings and Rachel Bycroft, both of whom are from the Iola area, placed in the top 6 of the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Nationals over the weekend. Billings placed fifth and Bycroft sixth in the 5000 meters.

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March 9, 2021 - 10:13 AM

Elka Billings, left, and Rachel Bycroft Courtesy photo

PITTSBURG — Allen Community College’s Elka Billings and Rachel Bycroft have once again raked in some national hardware.

Billings placed fifth and Bycroft sixth in the 5000-meter run at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Nationals over the weekend.

Billings broke the 19-minute barrier, finishing in 18 minutes, 59.67 seconds.

Bycroft, meanwhile, finished in 19:47.49.

The feat garnered both of the NJCAA Coaches Assocation All-American status.

ON THE men’s side, Allen’s 4000-meter medley relay team of Devan Crow, Mosinski Lince, Camilo Patino and Butch Greene combined to place fifth with a time of 10:24.15.

The Red Devils’ 4×800-meter relay team of Phillip Seien, Raymon Gonzaelz, Declan Weixelman and Kyle Henry finished 10th with a time of 8:01.38.

The 4×400-meter relay team of Armonda Colome, Lince, Devin McHugh and Patino finished 13th with a time of 3:18.12.

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