Top three finishes for Emporia State Cross Country at ESU Invitational

Men's Cross Country | 10/11/2024 7:40:00 PM

October 11, 2024-The Emporia State women placed second and the men third at their only home meet of the year, the ESU Invitational on Friday afternoon in Jones Park.
 
Mason Bina led the Emporia State women with the tenth best collegiate mark and 11^th place finish overall. On a hot afternoon she ran 20:10.91 to lead four Hornets in the top 20 of the race.  Diana Messick ran a season's best 5K time of 20:31.56 to place 15^th overall while Catherine Lyon turned in a time of 20:41.81 to finish one spot back in 16^th place.  Madeline Martin was clocked in 21:04.33 to place 18^th overall.  Emma Bartholome finished 23^rd in a time of 21:16.44 to round out the Emporia State scoring. As a team the Hornets scored 56 points to finish behind Fort Hays State who turned in a perfect score of 15 points.
 
In the men's race Treyton Laurance placed fourth in a time of 27:15.16 over the 8K to break up Fort Hays State try for a perfect score.  Dylan Hunter and Samuel McDavitt both finished in the top 20 for the Hornets.  Hunter ran 28:18.45 to place 15^th while McDavitt ran 28:25.21 to finish in 16^th place.  Cooper Schroer also placed in the top 25, running 29:08.19 to place 22^nd overall.  Kamon Haydock was the fifth Hornet to cross the finish line in a time of 29:38.18 to place 30^th and round out the scoring.  Fort Hays State won the meet with 18 points while Central Missouri finished second with 59 points and the Hornets came in third with 61 points.  Luke Gleason, who had been in the top three all year for the Hornets, dropped out of the race with an injury.
 
Emporia State is now off until the MIAA Championships on Saturday, October 26 in St. Joseph, Mo.  Competition will begin with the men's 8k at 10:00 a.m. followed by the women's 6K at 11:00 a.m. on the MWSU Cross Country Course.
 

Women's Top Ten and ESU Results
1 Diercks, Emily Fort Hays St.	18:06.03
2 Trujillo, Ozia Unattached	18:27.93
3 Vath, Jaycee Fort Hays St.	18:33.73
4 Weiner, Emma Fort Hays St.	18:50.83
5 Hudgeons, Darian Fort Hays St.	19:06.09
6 Harbaugh, Ashlyn Fort Hays St.	19:11.96
7 Premer, Makenzie Fort Hays St.	19:29.48
8 Sutterfield, Madison Fort Hays St.	19:45.66
9 Chavez, Sarai Dodge City CC	19:50.11
10 Hudson, Abbye Fort Hays St.	20:01.02
11 Bina, Mason Emporia St.	20:10.91
15 Messick, Diana Emporia St.	20:31.56
16 Lyon, Catherine Emporia St.	20:41.81
18 Martin, Madeline Emporia St.	21:04.33
23 Bartholome, Emma Emporia St.	21:16.44
28 Schultz, Koe Emporia St.	22:13.77
Women's Team Scores
1 Fort Hays State	15
2 Emporia State	56
3 Dodge City CC	75
4 Central Oklahoma	99
Men's Top Ten and ESU Results
1 Mokgothu, Siyabonga Unattached	25:42.18
2 Darrah, Christian Fort Hays St.	26:10.75 1
3 Pfizenmaier, Jaret Fort Hays St.	27:00.48 2
4 Laurance, Treyton Emporia St.	27:15.16 3
5 Krug, Cole Fort Hays St.	27:23.76 4
6 Conway, Brady Fort Hays St.	27:37.10 5
7 McCullough, Chayse Fort Hays St.	27:39.83 6
8 Adams, Colby Central Missouri	27:47.20 7
9 Morenz, Noah Fort Hays St.	27:49.98 8
10 Bechle, Daniel Fort Hays St.	27:55.28 9
15 Hunter, Dylan Emporia St.	28:18.45 11
16 McDavitt, Samuel Emporia St.	28:25.21 12
22 Schroer, Cooper Emporia St.	29:08.19 16
30 Haydock, Kamon Emporia St.	29:38.18 19
38 Finney, Ethan Emporia St.	30:51.67 25
39 Burkhart, Aiden Emporia St.	31:08.17 26
40 Miller, Jack Emporia St.	31:15.43
41 Chapman, Gage Emporia St.	31:35.02
46 Reves, Jace Emporia St.	35:05.74
Men's Team Scores
1 Fort Hays State	18
2 Central Missouri	59
3 Emporia State	61
4 Dodge City CC	114
5 Ottawa	138