September 23, 2016-Brian Newkirk placed sixth individually to lead the Emporia State men to a third place finish at the Papa Johns Cross Country Invitational at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course on Friday night. Emily Schoenfeld finished fourth in the women's race as the Hornet women finished in fifth in the team standings.
Newkirk ran 25:51.86 over the eight kilometer course and was the second Division II finisher in the race. Thomas LaRoche and Aaron Taylor placed 20
th and 21
st while Cole Bosley was 29
th for the Hornets. Gabe Sams rounded out the Hornet scorers with a 37
th place finish.
Emporia State finished just two points behind Newman in the team standings, 101-99, while Ft. Hays State won the team competition with 35 points. Cloud County CC had the top three placers in the team competition as Moses Dirane ran 24:59.28 to win the individual competition. Their fourth runner placed 67
th however to put them in fifth in the team standings behind St. Mary.
Schoenfeld was fourth overall in 18:42.51 over the five kilometers. Christina Wankum was 24
th, Mercy Perez placed 35
th, Devyn Smith was 43
rd and Nicole Blick placed 86
th to round out the Hornets scoring.
As a team Emporia State was in fifth place with 142 points. Ft. Hays State had three of the top four finishers led by Shea Bonine in 18:29.36 to claim the team title with 23 points. Benedictine placed second, Newman third and William Jewell fourth in the team standings.
This was the first collegiate race on this course at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course. The next action for the Hornets will be at the FHSU Open on October 8 in Victoria, Kan.
Top Ten and Emporia State Results - Men
| 1 Dirane, Moses |
Cloud County |
24:59.28 |
| 2 Morgan, Jacob |
Unattached |
25:09.57 |
| 3 Marindich, Stephen |
Cloud County |
25:32.56 |
| 4 Mosito, Thobile |
Cloud County |
25:34.17 |
| 5 Wineinger, Troy |
Fort Hays St |
25:37.50 |
| 6 Newkirk, Brian |
Emporia St. |
25:51.86 |
| 7 Thomas, Jacob |
Fort Hays St |
25:59.34 |
| 8 Rahmeto, Feysel |
Fort Hays St |
26:04.71 |
| 9 Barco, Israel |
Fort Hays St |
26:12.30 |
| 10 Lavin, Austin |
Newman |
26:13.08 |
| 20 LaRoche, Thomas |
Emporia St. |
26:46.91 |
| 21 Taylor, Aaron |
Emporia St. |
26:49.11 |
| 29 Bosley, Cole |
Emporia St. |
27:00.60 |
| 37 Sams, Gabe |
Emporia St. |
27:31.08 |
| 39 Knoll, Grant |
Emporia St. |
27:37.08 |
| 65 Nelson, Caleb |
Emporia St. |
28:40.05 |
| 71 Mulligan, Brady |
Emporia St. |
28:51.50 |
| 90 Moes, Caleb |
Emporia St. |
29:27.19 |
| 91 Meyers, Danny |
Emporia St. |
29:30.05 |
Team Standings
| 1. Ft. Hays State |
35 |
| 2. Newman |
99 |
| 3. Emporia State |
101 |
| 4. St. Mary |
134 |
| 5. Cloud County CC |
141 |
| 6. Highland CC |
190 |
| 7. Park |
216 |
| 8. Benedictine |
231 |
| 9. Missouri Valley |
240 |
| 10. Pratt CC |
255 |
| 11. Southwestern |
264 |
| 12. Garden City CC |
275 |
| 13. Sterling |
279 |
| 14. Barton CC |
324 |
| 15. Ottawa |
406 |
Top Ten and Emporia State Results - Women
| 1 Bonine, Shea |
Fort Hays St |
18:29.36 |
| 2 Goncalves, Mirena |
Barton County |
18:37.18 |
| 3 Dalmasso, Sophie |
Fort Hays St |
18:39.39 |
| 4 Schoenfeld, Emily |
Emporia St. |
18:42.51 |
| 5 Jackson, Chelsea |
Fort Hays St |
18:47.29 |
| 6 Benzing, Lauren |
Benedictine |
18:48.61 |
| 7 Krzesinski, Micki |
Fort Hays St |
18:52.29 |
| 8 Ceja, Sharon |
UNA-Kansas City |
18:53.36 |
| 9 Leighton, Lucy |
Benedictine |
19:07.65 |
| 10 Romo, Alondra |
Newman |
19:22.85 |
| 24 Wankum, Christina |
Emporia St. |
20:29.26 |
| 35 Perez, Mercy |
Emporia St. |
20:56.09 |
| 43 Smith, Devyn |
Emporia St. |
21:17.11 |
| 86 Blick, Nicole |
Emporia St. |
23:37.60 |
| 101 Wilson, Bailee |
Emporia St. |
24:33.73 |
Women's Team Standings
| 1 Fort Hays St. |
23 |
| 2 Benedictine |
80 |
| 3 Newman |
103 |
| 4 William Jewell |
127 |
| 5 Emporia St. |
142 |
| 6 Sterling |
165 |
| 7 Park |
189 |
| 8 St. Mary |
197 |
| 9 Ottawa |
211 |
| 10 Missouri Valley |
248 |
| 11 Highland CC |
284 |
| 12 Garden City CC |
343 |
| 13 Neosho CC |
388 |
