YANKTON, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's and men's cross country squads competed in its final meet prior to the conference championships on Thursday at the Mount Marty Lancer Invite held at Fox Run Golf Course.
The SMSU women's team placed fifth with 153 points, while the men's team finished sixth closing with 146 points. South Dakota School of Mines won both the five-team women's invite (37 points), while the men's team finished with 22 points in the six-team race.
Anneka Sedelmyer led the Mustang women's team earning 32
nd place in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 26:34, while
Brooke Wetterstrom placed 35
th at 27 minutes.
Marissa Pabst finished in 38
th at 27:50, followed by
Audrey Berube (27:59) and
Kirsten Koopal (28:04) in 39
th and 40
th place respectively.
Kaitlin Olson closed in 44
th place with a time of 29:20.
The SMSU men's team had five runners compete with
Carter Schwalbe earning 25
th at 28:30 to lead the squad.
Owen Greisen finished in 42
nd (30:45),
Luke Barreto was 44
th (31:09),
Ben Byers placed 45
th (31:15), while
Dylan DeWitt (31:32) finished 47
th.
SMSU will now have two weeks off before competing at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships on Nov. 7 at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, S.D.
