Emporia State Cross Country ends season at NCAA Regional Championships

Men's Cross Country | 11/4/2023 9:27:00 PM

November 4, 2023-Jaime Diaz had a top 20 finish to highlight Emporia State's day at the NCAA Division II Central Regional Cross Country Championships.
 
Diaz ran 31:07.80 over the ten kilometer course to place 19^th overall. Henry Jones was the second Hornet runner, finishing in a time of 32:44.20 to place 77^th while Luke Gleason was 86^th in a time of 32:54.97 for Emporia State. Tyler Swift ran 33:11.87 to finish in 101^st place and Caleb Liermann finished 150^th in a time of 34:40.78 to round out the Hornet scoring. As a team Emporia State placed 16^th out of 29 teams.
 
Tayler Williams was again the top finisher for the Emporia State women. She ran 23:03.96 over the six kilometers to place 96th while Catherine Lyon was 149^th in a time of 24:03.05 and Elizabeth Willhite ran 26:10.93 to finish 196^th overall. The Emporia State women did not have enough finishers to field at team score.
 
Emporia State will now shift focus to the indoor track and field season.  The first meet of the indoor season is scheduled to be the Bob Timmons Invite on December 1-2 in Lawrence, Kan.
 
 
Men's Top Ten and ESU Results
1 Peter Kipkemboi, East Central  29:46.90
2 Ryan Hartman, Augustana         29:51.42
3 Amos Pkiach, East Central         29:53.52
4 David Kibet, Washburn               29:53.75
5 Gideon Kimutai, Missouri Southern       30:03.29
6 Donald Kibet, Washburn            30:07.18
7 Matthew Oglesby, Pittsburg State         30:14.00
8 Oliver Kiptoo, East Central        30:32.79
9 Brian Mitei, Central Missouri    30:35.08
10 Nate Mueller, Northwest Missouri       30:39.86
19 Jaime Diaz, Emporia State       31:07.80
77 Henry Jones, Emporia State   32:44.20
86 Luke Gleason, Emporia State 32:54.97
101 Tyler Swift, Emporia State    33:11.87
150 Caleb Liermann, Emporia State          34:40.78
172 Asher Moon, Emporia State 35:22.64
181 Corbin Liermann, Emporia State        36:04.91
 
Men's Team Scores
1 East Central 40
2 Pittsburg St. 112
3 NW Missouri 125
4 Washburn 126
5 Missouri Southern 165
6 Nebraska-Kearney 179
7 Augustana 197
8 MN-Duluth 206
9 Harding 286
10 Central Missouri 303
11Minnesota State 348
12Fort Hays 350
13 MSU Moorhead 377
14 Oklahoma Baptist 378
15 Missouri Western 426
16 Emporia State 433
17 Sioux Falls 473
18 Ouachita Baptist 477
19 Newman 516
20 U-Mary 520
21 Concordia-St. Paul 582
22 NW Oklahoma 606
23 Wayne State (Neb.) 619
24Northern State 619
25 Winona State 625
26 Rogers State 647
27 Minot State 742
28 MN-Crookston 773
29 So Nazarene 901
 
Women's Top Ten and ESU Results
1.Lindsay Cunningham, Winona State 19:33.28
2.Khot Juac, Sioux Falls 20:26.03
3 Kaylee Beyer, Winona State 20:32.41
4 MaKenna Thurston, Minnesota State 20:52.19
5 Regan Hodsden, Fort Hays State 20:55.15
6 Alyssa Becker, U-Mary 20:57.70
7 Sophia Strange, Oklahoma Baptist 21:00.19
8 Sophia Taarud, Winona State 21:01.20
9 Andrijana Fundak, U-Mary 21:04.18
10 Ella Bakken, Augustana 21:06.23
96 Tayler Williams, Emporia State             23:03.96
149 Catherine Lyon, Emporia State           24:03.05
196 Elizabeth Willhite, Emporia State      26:10.93
 
Team Scores
1 Winona State  52
2 Augustana       95
3 Pittsburg State              128
4 UMary              142
5 Missouri Southern        205
6 Rogers State   226
7 Fort Hays State              266
8 Sioux Falls        268
9 NW Missouri   286
10 Minnesota State         295
11 Minn.-Duluth               311
12 East Central  316
13 Oklahoma Baptist       325
14 Neb.-Kearney              330
15 Ouachita Baptist         354
16 Arkansas Tech             379
17 Harding          391
18 Washburn      499
19 Northern State            508
20 Minot State   599
21 Newman        624
22 Wayne State (Neb.)   631
23 Bemidji State               643
24 MSU Moorhead          678
25 Missouri Western       715
26 Southeastern Okla.    763
27 Minn.-Crookston        817
28 Southern Nazarene    842
29 St. Cloud State            845
30 Concordia St. Paul      880
31 Northwestern Okla.   915