Jamie Diaz gets top four finish for Emporia State at MIAA Cross Country Championships

Men's Cross Country | 10/20/2023 3:11:00 PM

October 20, 2023-Jamie Diaz earned All-MIAA status with the best finish by an Emporia State male runner since 1996 at the MIAA Cross Country Championships on Friday afternoon in Columbia, Mo. The men finished seventh overall while the Emporia State women were placed 11^th as a team.
 
Diaz ran 24:20.26 over the eight kilometer Gans Creek Course to place fourth overall. It is the best finish for a Hornet at the MIAA Championships since Jurmain Mitchell won the title in 1996.  Henry Jones just missed a top 20 finish, running 25:11.35 to finish in 21^st place.
 
Asher Moen and Luke Gleason were bunched at 46^th and 48^th place for the Hornets. Moen ran 26:06.67 while Gleason was clocked in 26:08.10.  Tyler Swift finished in 72^nd place with a time of 26:48.12 to round out the scoring for Emporia State.
 
Tayler Williams again led the Emporia State women, running 22:50.27 to place 26^th on the six kilometer course.  Catherine Lyon was the second Hornet finisher, running 24:53.23 to place 71^st overall.  The next three runners for the Hornets were in a tight pack finishing in 84-86^th place.  Madeline Martin ran 26:22.78 to finish 84^th, Elizabeth Willhite was close behind her at 26:27.96 to place 85^th and Koe Schultz ran 26:33.90 to place 86^th and complete the team scoring for Emporia State.
 
Emporia State will be back in action on Saturday, November 4 when they compete in the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championships in Joplin, Mo.
 
Men's Top Ten and ESU Results

1 David Kibet	Washburn	24:00.92
2 Brian Mitei	Central Missouri	24:04.78
3 Gidieon Kimutai	Missouri Southern	24:06.02
4 Jaime Diaz	Emporia State	24:20.26
5 Matthew Oglesby	Pittsburg State	24:27.85
6 Mason Strader	Pittsburg State	24:31.81
7 Nick Abdalla	Neb.-Kearney	24:39.57
8 Donald Kibet	Washburn	24:40.29
9 Grant Bradley	Fort Hays State	24:45.84
10 Drew Atkins	Northwest Missouri	24:46.60
21 Henry Jones	Emporia State	25:11.35
46 Asher Moen	Emporia State	26:06.67
48 Luke Gleason	Emporia State	26:08.10
72 Tyler Swift	Emporia State	26:48.12
90 Caleb Liermann	Emporia State	27:45.11
96 Corbin Liermann	Emporia State	28:23.31
100 Gage Chapman	Emporia State	29:12.67
101 Cooper Schroer	Emporia State	29:31.73
103 Jack Miller	Emporia State	30:21.45

Men's Team Scores

1 Pittsburg State	67
2 Washburn	82
3 Northwest Missouri	98
4 Missouri Southern	101
5 Neb.-Kearney	109
6 Central Missouri	112
7 Emporia State	184
8 Fort Hays State	191
9 Missouri Western	197
10 Newman	314
11 Rogers State	326

 
Women's Top Ten and ESU Finishers

1 Regan Hodsden	Fort Hays State	21:29.78
2 Kate Dawson	Pittsburg State	21:36.67
3 Jaycee Vath	Fort Hays State	21:42.94
4 Gloria Butts	Rogers State	21:46.56
5 Jenari Lopez	Missouri Southern	21:48.10
6 Lilah Genel	Missouri Southern	21:48.15
7 Paige Mullen	Pittsburg State	21:52.25
8 Hannah Gibson	Pittsburg State	21:58.31
9 Patricia Komo-Limo	Newman	22:01.18
10 Katie Byrd	Rogers State	22:11.22
26 Tayler Williams	Emporia State	22:50.27
71 Catherine Lyon	Emporia State	24:53.23
84 Madeline Martin	Emporia State	26:22.78
85 Elizabeth Willhite	Emporia State	26:27.96
86 Koe Schultz	Emporia State	26:33.90
102 Joci Bryant	Emporia State	29:06.06

Women's Team Scores

1 Pittsburg State	57
2 Missouri Southern	65
3 Fort Hays State	105
4 Rogers State	111
5 Neb.-Kearney	118
6 Northwest Missouri	133
7 Missouri Western	174
8 Washburn	212
9 Newman	246
10 Central Missouri	269
11 Emporia State	287
12 Lincoln	348
13 Central Oklahoma	NTS