Tiger cross country runners compete at the University of Missouri

Appearing in the top three of the first NJCAA Division II national rankings, the Cowley College men’s and women’s cross country teams recently competed at the University of Missouri Gans Creek Classic. The Tiger men placed seventh out of 14 teams, and the Lady Tigers took a partial squad to compete.

October 4, 2022

Appearing in the top three of the first NJCAA Division II national rankings, the Cowley College men's and women's cross country teams recently competed at the University of Missouri Gans Creek Classic. The Tiger men placed seventh out of 14 teams, and the Lady Tigers took a partial squad to compete.

Washburn University placed first as a team in the men's standings, and the University of Saint Mary placed first on the women's side.

The No. 2-ranked Tiger men were led by sophomore Santiago Nunez-Gonzalez, placing 13^th out of 146 runners with a time of 25:28.7 in the five-mile race. The No. 3-ranked Lady Tigers were led by Dheniffer Vaz's 63rd-place finish in the 3.1-mile race.

Iowa Western's Johnathan Brown won the men's race with a time of 24:25.4, and Missouri Western's Madison Nash (21:36.3) placed first in the women's race.

The Tiger cross country teams will have some time off before competing at 8 a.m. Saturday, October 15, at the Ollie Isom Invite in El Dorado, KS.

Cowley Results:

MEN

Santiago Nunez, 25:28.7, 13^th; Randy Rojas-Mendez, 26:12.7, 38^th; Goran Duijsters, 26:16.8, 46^th; Aidan Wells, 26:28.8, 52^nd; Edgar Reyes, 27:05.7, 76^th; Basheer Suied, 27:23.1, 85^th; Mason Bickle, 27:57.6, 100^th; Dylan Roe, 28:02.4, 103^rd; Elio Rivera, 29:18.0; Jakub Barcik, 29:56.8, 132^nd.

WOMEN

Dheniffer Vaz, 25:13.8, 63^rd; Delicia Boothe, 25:35.4, 70^th; Layla Ingalls, 26:46.0, 89^th; Andrea Garcia-Gonzalez, 27:18.5, 96^th.

Men's Team scores: (1) Washburn, 31; (2) Emporia State, 103; (3) St. Mary, 118; (4) Fort Hays State, 128; (5) Missouri Western, 137; (6) Central Missouri, 153; (7) Cowley, 204; (8) Iowa Western, 220; (9) William Woods, 252; (10) Allen, 257; (11) Columbia, 283; (12) Rockhurst, 315; (13) Central Methodist, 315; (14) Mizzou Running Club, 346.

Women's Team Scores: (1) St. Mary, 43; (2) Fort Hays State, 55; (3) William Woods, 114; (4) Washburn, 123; (5) Central Missouri, 136; (6) Missouri Western, 176; (7) Emporia State, 195; (8) Rockhurst, 198; (9) Cloud County, 212; (10) Columbia, 216; (11) Iowa Western, 243; (12) Lincoln, 367.