University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, September 29
South Bend, Ind. / Burke Golf Course
11:00 a.m. Central
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Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite
Photo by: Patrick Hart
Cross Country travels for Joe Piane Invite and Blugold Invite Friday
9/27/2023 10:03:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Joe Piane Invitational Meet Info.Live Results (Joe Piane)Blugold Invite Meet Info.Live Results (Blugold)
Women to compete at both while men only at Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invite
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Thomas men's and women's cross country programs head to the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite Friday, Sept. 29 in South Bend, Ind., at the Burke Golf Course. The women's cross country program will also compete at the Blugold Invite on Sept. 29 in Colfax, Wis., at the Whitetail Golf Course.
The Tommie men open the meet with the 5 mile race at 12:45 p.m. in the Men's Gold Division. The women will be opening with the 5K at 1:30 p.m. in the Women's Gold Division in South Bend, Ind., and the 6K Women's Open at 3:45 p.m. in Colfax, Wis.
Roy Griak Invitational Recap
The St. Thomas men's and women's cross country programs both recorded 15th place finishes Friday, Sept. 22 at the 37th annual Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota in Falcon Heights, Minn.
The men finished with an average time of 26:15.9 while the women finished with a collective time of 23:18.7 on the challenging, hilly course. Graduate student Colton Halla paced the men with a 60th place finish of 25:24.7 followed closely by senior Charlie Caven in 62nd with a time of 25:26.0, both improving their previous times at the Griak. Junior Molly Desotell led the Tommies in back-to-back races, finishing 66th Friday with a time of 22:41.2.
Men's 8K Run
St. Thomas's 15th place finish came with 405 points as the squad's top six finishers set meet personal records. Freshman Adam Lueth came in behind Halla and Caven with a 117th place finish in a time of 26:37.6. Sophomore Sean McNiesh took 125th with a time of 26:48.6 while the top five was rounded out by senior Harris Anderson in 133rd with a time of 27:02.5.
Women's 6K Run
The Purple totaled 428 points to finish 15th as four of the Tommies' top five runners either set meet personal records or ran the race for the first time in their careers. Finishing behind Desotell was junior Ava Pankratz in 92nd with a time of 23:16.0.
Junior Gabriella Witschen took 100th in 23:19.8, followed by senior Christina Bolcer in 106th in 23:25.0 and freshman Natalie Cocking in 123rd with a time of 23:51.5. Overall, seven freshmen ran the first 6K races of their careers at St. Thomas.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Cross Country, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @TommieMTFXC
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The Tommie men open the meet with the 5 mile race at 12:45 p.m. in the Men's Gold Division. The women will be opening with the 5K at 1:30 p.m. in the Women's Gold Division in South Bend, Ind., and the 6K Women's Open at 3:45 p.m. in Colfax, Wis.
Roy Griak Invitational Recap
The St. Thomas men's and women's cross country programs both recorded 15th place finishes Friday, Sept. 22 at the 37th annual Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota in Falcon Heights, Minn.
The men finished with an average time of 26:15.9 while the women finished with a collective time of 23:18.7 on the challenging, hilly course. Graduate student Colton Halla paced the men with a 60th place finish of 25:24.7 followed closely by senior Charlie Caven in 62nd with a time of 25:26.0, both improving their previous times at the Griak. Junior Molly Desotell led the Tommies in back-to-back races, finishing 66th Friday with a time of 22:41.2.
Men's 8K Run
St. Thomas's 15th place finish came with 405 points as the squad's top six finishers set meet personal records. Freshman Adam Lueth came in behind Halla and Caven with a 117th place finish in a time of 26:37.6. Sophomore Sean McNiesh took 125th with a time of 26:48.6 while the top five was rounded out by senior Harris Anderson in 133rd with a time of 27:02.5.
Women's 6K Run
The Purple totaled 428 points to finish 15th as four of the Tommies' top five runners either set meet personal records or ran the race for the first time in their careers. Finishing behind Desotell was junior Ava Pankratz in 92nd with a time of 23:16.0.
Junior Gabriella Witschen took 100th in 23:19.8, followed by senior Christina Bolcer in 106th in 23:25.0 and freshman Natalie Cocking in 123rd with a time of 23:51.5. Overall, seven freshmen ran the first 6K races of their careers at St. Thomas.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Women's Cross Country, follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @TommieMTFXC
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