The Northwest Missouri State women's cross country team took fifth at Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska Saturday morning and the Bearcat men finished in seventh.
"The team worked really well together," said Coach
Wick Cunningham. "We went out and executed our race plan. We also competed strong during the back half of the race."
Caroline Cunningham led the way for the women in the 5K with an eighth-place finish overall. Cunningham was the top Division II finisher with a time of 17:52.4.
Amber Owens followed behind finishing in 18:17.1 taking 19
th place.
Kaylee Harp rounded out the top-25 finishers as she finished close behind Owens with a time of 18:21.7 to take 23
rd.
The women topped many Division I schools such as Northern Colorado, Wichita State, Air Force, Nebraska-Omaha, Missouri-Kansas City, and Creighton. The women tallied a total of 122 points.
Northwest Missouri Women's 5K Finishers
8.
Caroline Cunningham – 17:52.4
19.
Amber Owens – 18:17.1
23.
Kaylee Harp – 18:21.8
33.
Alyna Thibault – 18:33.5
47.
Lydia McGlocklin – 18:50.0
81.
Cora Blaue – 19:23.6
101.
Whitney Post – 19:43.8
108.
Tori Castle – 19:48.1
116.
Amanda Seggerman – 20:01.1
133.
Emily Saalfeld – 20:19.4
139.
Bailey Hays – 20:25.4
Women's Team Results (Gold Division)
- Kansas State – 54 points
- Nebraska – 59 points
- Drake – 101 points
- Kansas – 118 points
- Northwest Missouri – 122 points
- Northern Colorado – 180 points
- Nebraska-Kearney – 205 points
- Wichita State – 228 points
- Air Force – 240 points
- Nebraska-Omaha – 268 points
- Missouri-Kansas City – 298 points
- Creighton – 398 points
- Hutchinson CC – 411 points
- Concordia (Neb.) – 416 points
- Iowa Central CC – 466 points
Reece Smith led the way for the men in the 8K coming in 5
th place overall. Smith was the top Division II finisher at the meet with a time of 24:26.4. His time ranks as the 10
th best in school history in the 8K. One other Bearcat, Andrew Atkins, placed within the top 20 (14
th, 24:46.6).
The men's cross country team beat a handful of Division 1 schools such as Drake, Creighton, Northern Colorado, and Missouri-Kansas City. The men finished with a total of 194 points.
Northwest Missouri Men's 8K Finishers
5.
Reece Smith – 24:26.4
14.
Drew Atkins – 24:46.6
37.
Jake Norris – 25:18.4
75.
Austin Goetsche – 26:02.6
97.
Trevor Ramsdell – 26:23.0
111.
Carson Lauterbach – 26:40.9
126.
Ryan Campbell – 26:59.4
136.
Yemane Kifle – 27:09.7
152.
Robert Nizzi – 27:24.3
153.
Matt Goeckel – 27:24.6
Men's Team Results (Gold Division)
- Colby CC – 72 points
- Kansas State – 80 points
- Kansas – 90 points
- Air Force – 94 points
- Iowa Central CC – 179 points
- Nebraska – 183 points
- Northwest Missouri – 194 points
- Trinidad State – 247 points
- Drake – 253 points
- Creighton – 309 points
- Northwest Kansas – 334 points
- Concordia (Neb.) – 395 points
- Northern Colorado – 436 points
- Southwestern (Kan.) – 442 points
- Doane – 475 points
