ASHLAND, Neb. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Cross Country finished in third place at the Doane Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic on Saturday at Mahoney State Park.
The field was loaded with some of the top teams in the NAIA as 27 teams scored in the race.
The Coyotes were third only behind meet winner College of Idaho with 42 points and Saint Mary with 75 points. KWU had 100 points and was well ahead of Benedictine with 115. Mount Mercy was fifth with 230.
The field was large with 279 toeing the line to start and 275 cross the finish of the 6000m course.
Leading the way for the Coyotes was Kirstin Hackney in ninth with a time of 22:08.6, Kierra Jensen was 11th with a time of 22:15.3, Madisyn Ehrlich was 25th in 22:53.9, Charlee Lind was 26th in 22:54.5, Josie Koppes was 29th in 22:58.4, and Micah Dickens was 42nd in 23:11.5 to round out the Coyote Top 7.
Makayla Little was 70th in 23:47, Hailey Nordhus was 104th in 24:26.7, Mya Schweitzer was 125th in 24:49.5, Emma McAlister was 128th in 24:54.1 and Joni Schroeder was 145th in 25:08 to round out the finishers for the Coyotes.
Grace Steinmetz of Bellevue (Neb.) was the meet individual winner in a time of 20:48.1.
The Coyotes now prepare for the KCAC Cross Country Championships on November 8 in Leavenworth.
ASHLAND, Neb. - Kansas Wesleyan Men's Cross Country finished in fourth place at the Doane Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic on Saturday at Mahoney State Park.
KWU finished fourth in the team standings with 148 points. Saint Mary was the meet winner with 59 points, College of Idaho was second with 100, Doane was third with 109, KWU was fourth, and Columbia (Mo.) was fifth rounding out the Top 5 teams.
Damion Jackson paced the Coyote finishers, with a ninth place finish, covering the 8000m course in 25:03.5. Jake Cruz was 19th in 25:17.4, Ty Davidson was 31st in 25:35.5, Ethan Ochana was 41st in 25:43.6, Evan Pearce was 56th in 26:02.6, Tytus Reed was 65th in 26:09 and Wyatt Johnson was 71st in 26:13.5 rounding out the top seven for the Coyotes.
Luke Adams was 77th in 26:20.8, Braulio Torres was 85th in 26:30.3, Austin Schaeffer was 94th in 26:42.6, Triston Cottone was 112th in 26:55.6, Ian Doss was 138th in 27:10.1, Nicolas Martinez was 145th in 27:17.2, Mauricio Mendez was 155th in 27:23.5, Cohen Greve was 156th in 27:24.9, Jude Nelson was 177th in 27:44.1, Barka Bapeng, Jr., was 198th in 28:06.4, Brodie Bradshaw was 200th in 28:11.2, Connor Olsen was 227th in 28:40.3, Will Childers was 257th in 29:17.9, Logan Topp was 271st in 29:44.1, Roman Mai was 288th in 30:12.9, and Efrain Santibanez was 309th in 31:11.7.
Kalieb Redda of Columbia was the individual meet champion with a time of 24:19.4, leading the field of 345 runners.