On Oct. 24, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Ashland, Nebraska, to compete in the Blazing Tiger Classic, where both teams finished in seventh.
Crossing the finish line first for the Women’s team was freshman Hailey Hengtgen, who placed 20th overall with a time of 23:02.9. Placing 32nd was sophomore Kristen Billings, who had a time of 23:22.3, making her the second person to cross the finish line for the Tigers.
Closely behind Billings was junior Alison Bradford, who finished in 36th with a time of 23:26.5. The fourth runner to finish was senior Laura Hasemann, with a time of 23:51.0, placing her 54th overall. Behind Hasemann was senior Maddy Ramey, who finished with a time of 24:13.7, which placed her 73rd.
Being sixth for the Tigers was freshman Corbett Lanum, who had a time of 25:08.4, which placed her 124th. The last runner for the Tigers was senior Gabby Maryott, who placed 154th with a time of 25:34.1.
Switching over to the Men’s side, leading the Tigers was junior Alvin Keter, who placed 15th with a time of 25:24.6. The second runner was junior Jayden Wall, who had a time of 25:44.9, which placed him 26th. Closely behind Wall was junior Porter Bickley, who had a time of 25:58.9, placing him 42nd.
Finishing 68th and being the fourth runner for the Tigers was freshman Axton Stone, who had a time of 26:26.2. Following was freshman Derek Rieck Capellan, who placed 73rd with a time of 26:30.9.
The last two runners for the Men’s team were freshman Jonah Herd, who placed 93rd with a time of 26:54.5, along with senior Nate O’Brien, who had a time of 27:03.6, which placed him 103rd.
Next up, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams will be traveling to Sioux Center, Iowa to compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships.
