FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men's cross country wrapped up the regular season Saturday at the Griffon Open, hosted by Missouri Western at the Griffon Cross Country Course. Team scores were not recorded in the meet.
Luke Wessel led the Tigers to the line in the eight-kilometer race with a 51st-place finish in 26:56.1. Farrin Mangelson and Hayden Nemechek finished back-to-back in 53rd and 54th, respectively, both clocking 26:56.6. Austin Ritsema placed 55th in 26:57.4, followed by Taran Castro in 60th at 27:01.8.
Emery Wolfe finished 66th in 27:11.8, while Broxton Gall placed 82nd at 27:43.8. Ty Raulston and Quade Smith finished 84th and 85th, respectively, both in 27:46.4. Brady Conway placed 88th in 27:54.5, and Kendrik Selensky rounded out the Tigers' lineup in 97th at 28:07.1.
Thomas Kubala of Rogers State claimed the men's individual title, crossing the finish line in 25:30.1.
The Fort Hays State women's cross country team posted a pair of top-40 performances at the Griffon Open Saturday morning (Oct. 24) hosted by Missouri Western at the Griffon Cross Country Course. The meet was not scored as a team competition.
Emma Weiner and Jacee Deges led the squad in the 5K, placing 32nd and 33rd respectively out of 142 finishers with time of 19:07.3 and 19:07.4. Elsie Rickstrew reached the finish line less than 30 seconds later, finishing 55th in 19:34.4. Brenna Murphy placed 56th with a time of 19:36.3.
Six more Tigers crossed the line together soon after, with Madelynn Nichols finishing 61st in 19:44.7, followed by Madelyn Russell in 62nd at 19:44.8. Esther Clark-Pavlovich placed 63rd in 19:44.8, while Margaret Browning finished 64th in the same time. Keziah Bachman placed 65th in 19:44.9, followed by Janae Fugitt in 66th, also at 19:44.9. Eva Cortes rounded out the Tiger squad in 115th with a time of 21:10.7
Natalie Gerdes of Southwest Baptist claimed the women's individual title, finishing the 5K in 17:10.6.