The Northwest Missouri State cross country teams took part in the Gans Creek Class in Columbia, Mo., Friday morning.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Drew Atkins took runner-up status with a time of 24:22.5. Nate Mueller placed ninth with a mark of 25:20.9. Atkins and Mueller helped the Bearcat team to a fourth-place overall finish.
 
Alyna Thibault (22:36.4) and Taylor McCreedy (22:38.0) finished back-to-back in the seven and eight spots in the women's 6K event. Overall, the women's team finished third in the Gans Creek Classic.  
 
Men's final times in the Gans Creek Classic 8K
2. Drew Atkins – 24:22.5 
9. Nate Mueller – 25:20.9 
22. Tyler Blay – 26:07.8 
26. Dillon Grover - 26:21.1 
32. Brandon Mundorf – 26:34.9 
54. Grayson Tapp – 27:09.1 
56. Maxime Touron – 27:10.9 
57. Cooper Greenslade – 27:11.4 
63. Charlie Kinslow – 27:23.3 
91. Ethan Easter – 28:02.3 
98. Matt Goeckel – 28:07/6 
132. Alex Jackson – 29:13.4 
 
Men's team results: 
1.     Colby CC 
2.     Washington U.  
3.     Missouri Western 
4.     Northwest Missouri State 
5.     Emporia State 
6.     Benedictine (Kan.) 
7.     Iowa Western CC 
8.     Tabor 
9.     Rogers State 
10.  Rockhurst 
11.  Maryville (Mo.) 
12.  Baker 
13.  MidAmerica Nazarene 
14.  Principia 
15.  William Jewell 
16.  Missouri Valley 
 
 
Women's final times in the Gans Creek Classic 6K
7.  Alyna Thibault – 22:36.4 
8.  Taylor McCreedy – 22:38.0 
20. Lydia McGlocklin – 23:13.0 
25. Whitney Post – 23:21.6 
47. Shelby Harris – 24:20.9 
49. Bree Mauro – 24:26.8 
55. Mayson Hartley – 24:41.5 
74. Kaitlyn Mlnarik – 25:28.1 
105. Amanda Seggerman – 27:03.1 
 
Women's team results: 
1.     Washington U.  
2.     Rogers State 
3.     Northwest Missouri State 
4.     Benedictine (Kan.) 
5.     Missouri Western 
6.     Tabor 
7.     Iowa Western CC 
8.     Maryville (Mo.) 
9.     Cloud County CC 
10.  Emporia State 
11.  Baker 
12.  Rockhurst 
13.  William Woods 
14.  MidAmerica Nazarene 
15.  Lincoln (Mo.) 
16.  William Jewell