Cross Country | 10/11/2014 10:36:00 PM
Lawrence, Kan. - The Columbia men's and women's cross country teams were in action today at the NAIA Preview Meet, hosted by Rim Rock Farm. The Cougars had a total of seven runners compete on the women's side and placed 11
th in a strong field of 32 teams. Columbia finished with an overall time of 1:38:26 in the 5k race. Fellow American Midwest Conference (AMC) Schools William Woods (Mo.) University and Stephens College also participated coming in18
th and 32
nd place. The Cougars had five runners compete on the men's side and finished 14
th out of 31 teams with a time of 2:18:10 in the 8k race. The Owls of William Woods also competed placing 24
th overall with a time of 2:24:06.
Junior
Michael McCulloch led Columbia on the men's side with a time of 26:21 and finished 18
th overall in a field of 300 participants. Junior
Cody Gorham came in 50
th with a time of 27:01 and
Tommy Skosky finished in 70
th place with a time of 27:22.
Seth Schenck (28:35) and
Jordan Andrews (28:49) finished in 148
th and 164
th place respectively.
Junior
Lindsey Martin helped the Cougars to an 11
th place team finish on the women's side. Martin was the top finisher for the Cougars with a time of 18:09, placing second overall in the 312-runner field. Right behind her was fellow sophomore
Riley Fader in eighth place with a time of 18:47. Junior
Julia Montgomery (20:26) and
Emily Shultz (20:31) placed 104
th and 111
th respectively. Sophomore Emily Deeken rounded out Columbia's top five with a time of 20:32 and came in 112
th.
Maggie Noble (21:32) and
Rachel Davis (21:40) also competed for the Cougars.
The Cougar women's cross country team moved up one spot to No. 23 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, which was released by the national office Wednesday, October 8
th. The women's squad is coming off of a 3
rd and 2
nd place finish at the Early Bird Classic and the Southern Stampede.
Lindsey Martin has been Columbia's top individual performer with two first place finishes in each event for the Cougars. She was named the American Midwest Conference Runner of the Week twice for her efforts.
Riley Fader and
Emily Shultz have also contributed to Columbia's hot start with a top ten finish in each of the Cougars two events.
Both squads will be idle until the St. Louis Fall Classic on Saturday, October 25
th in St. Louis, Mo. The women's meet will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the men will begin at 11:15 p.m.
