September 17, 2013

This week I got to go shoot the Commodore Classic, a cross country meet hosted by Vanderbuilt University in Nashville. I followed around the University of Central Arkansas team and had a lot of fun hanging out with them and documenting their girls' race. Check it out :)

Women's cross country teams prepare at the starting line before beginning the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.  

University of Central Arkansas senior Kayla Nehus puts on her spikes before running the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

University of Central Arkansas's Brooke Cassar crosses the finish line of the women's collegiate cross country 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. Cassar took first place with a time of 17:03. This was only Cassar's second collegiate level cross country race. She took first place in the first one she ran in, as well. Winning the races makes her "so happy, over the moon," said Cassar. 

Women's cross country teams wait at the starting line for the gun shot that will signal the beginning of the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

A University of Central Arkansas women's cross country runner drinks water after finishing the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

University of Central Arkansas sophomore Madison Sewell stretches before the girls 5000 meter race in the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. Sewell has been running for seven years and this is her first year on a team at the collegiate level.