MADISON, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State University women's cross country team slotted in second place with a score of 33 at the three-team Herb Blakely Invite 5k hosted by Dakota State University on Saturday.
The SMSU men's team placed second in its two-team 8k with 40 points. Dakota State won the meet with a score of 20 points.
SMSU's
Catherine Ihrke finished second overall in the women's 5K race with a time of 21:01.
Josephine Lentz placed sixth with a time of 22:27, followed by teammates
Abby Schotter in seventh (22:43),
Macie Langstraat (22:48) in eighth place and
Savanna Busch in 10
th (23:46).
The SMSU men's team was led by
Brayden Tofteland who placed third overall, with a time of 28:43 in the 8K race. SMSU's
John Ziemkowski completed the race in 29:15, good for fifth place, and
Zack Jones finished in ninth place with a time of 29:47. Teammates
Isaac Engbers (30:39), and
Ryan Russek (36:17) scoring 11
th and 12
th respectively.
Both SMSU teams will next compete at the Wayne State Classic on Sept. 24.
