Last Saturday, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Sioux Center, Iowa to compete in the Dordt Holiday Inn Express XC Classic where the Men finished second and the Women finished fifth overall.
Starting off on the Women’s side, finishing in sixth fifth overall, but the first Tiger to cross the line was freshman Hailey Hengtgen, who had a time of 22:26.8. Finishing 17th was junior Alison Bradford, with a time of 23:00.0, with sophomore Kristen Billings following behind with a time of 23:23.4, placing her 28th. A couple seconds later, senior Laura Hasemann crossed the line with a time of 23:48.6, placing her 44th. Finishing up for the Tigers was senior Maddy Ramey, who had a time of 23:54.51, which placed her 48th overall.
Switching over to the Men’s side, finishing in fourth and fifth was juniors Alvin Keter and Jayden Wall, Keter had a time of 25:19.36 and Wall finished with a time of 25:21.53. The third person to cross the finish line was freshman Axton Stone, who had a time of 26:05.20, which placed him 18th. Finishing in 24th was senior Nate O’Brien, who had a time of 26:27.27, and finishing up for the Tigers was freshman Collin Krahling, who placed 43rd with a time of 26:57.01.
Next up, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams will be traveling to Ashland, Nebraska, to compete in the Blazing Tiger National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Classic on Oct. 24.
