Individual season bests for Emporia State Cross Country at Gans Creek Classic

Women's Cross Country | 9/27/2024 11:32:00 AM

September 27, 2024-Competing in their largest meet of the year so far, the Emporia State men and women both placed 18th out of nearly 30 teams competing at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo. on Friday morning.
 
There were nearly 400 runners in the men's eight kilometer race.  Dylan Hunter was the top finisher for the Hornets running 25:39.1 to place 91st overall.  Luke Gleason ran 25:48.5 to place 106th and Treyton Laurance was 120th in 25:58.4 to round out the top three for the Hornets. All three ran season bests for an eight kilometer course with Hunter and Laurance posting collegiate career bests.
 
The women's race saw 300 competitors run the six kilometer course.  Mason Bina paced Emporia State with a time of 23:35.6 as she placed 95th overall while Catherine Lyon was 136th in 24:08.9 as the second Hornet finisher. Diana Messick ran 24:28.3 to finish in 155th and move into the top three for the Hornets for the first time. Bina ran a seasons best and was just off of her career best for six kilometers, missing by 0.1 second her previous mark of 23:35.5 set at the 2021 NCAA Central Regional.
 
The Hornets are back in action on Friday, October 11 when they play host to the ESU Invitational at Jones Park.  Races are set to begin at 4:00 p.m. with the women's five kilometer to be followed at 4:45 p.m. by the men's eight kilometer race.
 
 
ESU Men's Individual Results

92 Dylan Hunter	25:39.1
107 Luke Gleason	25:48.5
121 Treyton Laurance	25:58.4
263 Gage Chapman	27:29.7
286 Samuel McDavitt	27:47.4
323 Cooper Schroer	28:17.3
342Kamon Haydock	28:51.0
353 Aiden Burkhart	29:35.7

Men's Team Scores

1 Iowa Western CC	38
2 Oklahoma City	117
3 Washburn	123
4 Spring Arbor	137
5 Indiana Wesleyan	171
6 Lipscomb	194
7 Missouri	194
8 Taylor	212
9 Lewis-Clark	213
10 Cumberlands	265
11 Fort Hays State	275
12 Aquinas	315
13 Grace	324
14 Goshen	386
15 Cornerstone	397
16 Benedictine	502
17 Southern Indiana	529
18 EMPORIA STATE	541
19 Northwestern Oklahoma	570
20 Southeast Missouri	597
21 Bellevue	622
22 Truman	634
23 Dakota State	634
24 Baker	671
25 Tabor	715
26 Southeastern CC	815

Did not field full team:
William Jewell, Missouri Valley, Kansas
 
ESU Women's Individual Results

97 Mason Bina	23:35.6
138 Catherine Lyon	24:08.9
157 Diana Messick	24:28.3
185 Emma Bartholome	24:50.7
214 Madeline Martin	25:35.2
218 Heidi Grimmett	25:36.8
226 Koe Schultz	25:44.5

Women's Team Scores

1 Fort Hays State	40
2 Taylor	42
3 Cumberlands	84
4 Grace	150
5 Indiana Wesleyan	166
6 Cornerstone	217
7 Washburn	241
8 Missouri State	273
9 South Dakota	276
10 Goshen	328
11 Oklahoma City	331
12 Aquinas	340
13 Saint Louis	345
14 Benedictine	351
15 Southern Indiana	351
16 Spring Arbor	440
17 Dakota State	442
18 EMPORIA STATE	499
19 Baker	521
20 Cottey	543
21 Tabor	575
22 Northwestern Oklahoma	621
23 Lindenwood	681
24 Southeastern CC	751
25 Lincoln (Mo.)	772
26 William Jewell	817

Did not field full team:
Missouri Valley and Bellevue