St. Paul, Minn. — The University of Wyoming Cross Country Teams returned to action on Friday morning as they competed against a very competitive field at the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Cowboys and Cowgirls both turned in strong performances with each squad finishing in the top ten of their respective 21 team fields.
"Both teams ran well today, they worked together and competed tough. They put themselves in good positions early on and competed the entire race." Head Cross Country Coach Scot Dahlberg said "We saw good improvements from the last race and are encouraged about the next one."
Senior Oisin O'Gailin led the way for the Cowboys with a strong performance clocking a time of 25:05.5 to finish 19
th. Redshirt Sophomore
Seth Bruxvoort came in just behind O'Gailin at a time of 25:11.6 to finish 25
th. Sophomore
Gus McIntyre finished in 36
th posting a time of 25:23.9.
Mason Norman and
Jerald Taylor rounded out the top five runners for the Cowboys finishing 49
th and 57
th respectively.
As a team, the Cowboys had a total score of 175 points earning them a fifth place and beating out Santa Clara by just three points for the top five spot. No. 3 ranked BYU won the men's race with 34 points while Iowa State finished one point behind them in second.
For the Cowgirls, it was Senior
Katelyn Mitchem who turned in the best performance running a 21:51.7 to finish 26h overall. Freshman
Libby McGrath was the second highest Cowgirl finisher coming in 45
th with a time of 22:19.4. Fellow freshman
Kylie Simshauser crossed the line in 54
th place with a time of 22:26.8. Rounding out the top five for the Cowgirls were
Addi Iken and
Abigail Whitman who finished 68
th and 71
st respectively.
In the team standing the Cowgirls tallied 251 points which landed them in ninth place, just over 100 points ahead of the tenth-place team. Host school Minnesota won the women's race with 51 points while Iowa State finished second with 81 points.
Up next the Cowboy and Cowgirl Cross Country squads will head to Tallahassee, Florida on Oct. 15 for the Pre-Nationals host by Florida State.
Cowboy Results
Team
- BYU – 34 points
- Iowa State – 35 points
- Michigan State – 86 points
- Minnesota – 137 points
- Wyoming – 175 points
- Santa Clara – 178 points
- Portland State – 240 points
- Tennessee – 241 points
- South Dakota State – 242 points
- Liberty – 317 points
- Grand Canyon – 326 points
- Nevada – 329 points
- Georgia Tech – 354 points
- St. Thomas – 387 points
- Pepperdine – 435 points
- South Dakota – 474 points
- Milwaukee – 477 points
- UC San Diego – 494 points
- Illinois-Chicago – 499 points
- North Dakota – 519 points
- North Dakota State – 646
Individual Results
19. Oisin O'Gailin, 25:05.5
25.
Seth Bruxvoort, 25:11.6
36.
Gus McIntyre, 25:23.9
49.
Mason Norman, 25:37.8
57.
Jerald Taylor, 25:46.7
74.
Trevor Stephen, 26:00.3
84.
Albert Steiner, 26:04.6
Cowgirls Results
Team
- Minnesota – 51 points
- Iowa State – 81 points
- Tennessee – 100 points
- Liberty – 100 points
- Michigan State – 101 points
- Georgia tech – 162 points
- Gonzaga – 179 points
- Portland State – 225 points
- Wyoming – 251 points
- South Dakota State – 353 points
- UC San Diego – 367 points
- Santa Clara – 387 points
- North Dakota State – 399 points
- South Dakota – 401 points
- Milwaukee – 402 points
- Nevada – 402 points
- North Dakota – 426 points
- St. Thomas – 443 points
- Illinois-Chicago – 569 points
- Grand Canyon – 574 points
- Pepperdine – 643 points
Individual Results
26.
Katelyn Mitchem, 21:51.7
45.
Libby McGrath, 22:19.4
54.
Kylie Simshauser, 22:26.8
68.
Addi Iken, 22:40.1
71.
Abigail Whitman, 22:45.8
93.
Leah Christians, 23:07.0
97.
Kaylee Kearse, 23:11.0
