The Free Press
Minnesota State University shares it’s their cross country teams’ best performances of the season so far, and it all went down at the Warrior Invitational hosted by Winona State.
According to a news release, the men’s team took first while the women’s team took third.
The contests were “highlighted by Jack Kendall’s first place finish,” the release said.
“The men’s 8K began around 3 p.m. and the Mavericks dominated en route to finishing first. Kendall led the charge with his best showing of the year, finishing first out of all eligible runners with a time of 25:45.8. Minnesota’s Cameron Stocke finished just ahead of Kendall, but Minnesota was not an official participant.
“This marks the first top finish of the sophomore’s career, and his third best time in 8K’s this season. Luis Pfister continued his incredible season finishing fourth with a time of 25:52.9. Freshman Alex Morrison finished seventh with a time of 26:00.5 and Erek Ross finished tenth with a time of 26:09.4,” MSU wrote.
The women’s 6K began at 2 p.m. and the Mavericks had another solid team performance finishing third overall. Sophie Baker continues to be the strongest performer; she finished third with a time of 21:55.3. She has been the top finisher for the team in every event this season. Mileena Sullivan also had a strong finish, coming fifth with a time of 22:14.1, the release said.