Springfield, Mo 9/13/2024 - The Westminster College men's and women's cross-country teams traveled to Springfield, Missouri to compete in the Allison Sports Town Invitational. They would run against some of the top D1, D2 and NAIA schools in the state. Michael Giles would finish 42nd for the Blue Jays with a time of 30.02 and the team would finish 5th overall. On the women's side, Keeley Lauer placed 53rd with a time of 24:51 in her Blue Jay debut.
Men's Results: 8k
42nd- Michael Giles: 30:02.21
49th- Brayden Ewers: 32:29.34
50th-Kerrick Adkins: 33:01.34
51st-Lane Martin: 33:36.31
53rd-Noah Ottinger: 34:07.29
54th-Henry Warfel: 34:33.01
Women's Results: 5k
53rd-Keeley Lauer: 24:51.33
55th- Natalie Stewart: 26:19.39
The Blue Jays will be back in action on Friday, September 20th when they travel down I-70 to participate in the Larry Young Invitational hosted by Columbia College at Gans Creek in Columbia, Missouri. The men's race will begin at 6:00 PM and the women's race will be at 5:00 PM.