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Men?s Cross Country Takes Second In Pre-National White Race

Men's Cross Country Drake Athletics

Men?s Cross Country Takes Second In Pre-National White Race

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Drake University men's cross country team had one of its best outings of the year with a pair of top-10 individual finishes propelling the team to a second-place finish in the ISU Pre-National Invitational White Race. The women's squad came in 19th in its race.

The men's team finished just six points behind White Race champion Indiana with 170 points thanks to a fourth-place finish from Brogan Austin (Boone, Iowa). The senior turned in a time of 24:55.4 over the 8-kilometer course against 193 other runners. Junior Rob McCann (Mississauga, Ontario) finished just behind Austin in 10th-place with a time of 25:18.1.

Freshmen Reed Fischer (Lake Minnetonka, Minn.) clocked a 25:44.6 finish to come in 28th place while Doug Brady (Englewood, Colo.) and Conor Wells (Des Moines, Iowa) were 62nd and 76th, respectively to round out the Bulldogs' scoring.

The women's team had four runners finish in the top-100 of the 214-runner field to finish 19th with 462 total points. Emma Huston (Des Moines, Iowa) led the Bulldogs on the 6-kilometer course with a 22:16.5 finish. Krista Maguire (Wausau, Wis.) followed in 22:45.5 to finish 45th while Taylor Scholl (Prior Lake, Minn.) was 82nd with a time of 23:14.0.

Freshman Bailee Cofer (Overland Park, Kan.) was the fourth Bulldog across the finish line in 151st place with a time of 24:08.4 while Melissa Parks (David City, Neb.) was 166th.

The Pre-National Invitational was the Bulldogs final tune-up prior to the MVC Championship on Nov. 1 in Carbondale, Ill.

ISU Pre-National Invitational
Terre Haute, Ind. – 6 kilometers

Women's Team Results – White Race
1. Washington State, 143
2. Southern Illinois, 182
3. Iowa, 246
4. Louisville, 250
5. Texas Tech, 251
6. Eastern Washington, 252
7. Bowling Green, 262
8. Central Michigan, 328
9. Southern Utah, 344
10. Loyola (Ill.), 348        
11. James Madison, 359              
12. UMKC, 406
13. Fresno State, 412
14. Northern Colorado, 421        
15. UC Santa Barbara, 423
16. Indiana, 427
17. Air Force, 428            
18. Western Kentucky, 460
19. Drake, 462
20. Indiana State, 475
21. Kent State, 485        
21. Xavier, 485  
23. Youngstown State, 516
24. Ohio, 524    
25. Liberty, 534
26. Memphis, 544          
27. Houston, 554            
28. Akron, 636
29. IPFW, 736    
30. UNC Greensboro, 746
31. UTEP, 782
32. Central Arkansas, 787
33. Cincinnati, 836

Drake Women's Individual Results
White Race - 214 runners
25. Emma Huston, 22:16.5
45. Krista Maguire, 22:45.5
82. Taylor Scholl, 23:14.0
151. Bailee Cofer, 24:08.4
166. Melissa Parks, 24:25.5
178. Cassie Aerts, 24:45.4
184. Mariah Kauder, 24:55.1

ISU Pre-National Invitational
Terre Haute, Ind. – 8 kilometers

Men's Team Results – White Race
1. Indiana, 164
2. Drake, 170
3. Loyola, 171
4. Central Michigan, 175
5. Kentucky, 179
6. UMass Lowell, 207
7. Eastern Washington, 233
8. San Francisco, 234
9. Loyola Marymount, 240
10. Milwaukee, 267
11. Youngstown State, 272
12. Cincinnati, 283
13. UC Davis, 311
14. Pittsburgh, 331
15. Miami, 340
16. Western Kentucky, 361
17. UMKC, 392
18. Kent State, 401
19. Fresno State, 442
20. Xavier, 491
21. Campbell, 510
22. Memphis, 512
23. Toledo, 522
24. Kansas State, 633
25. UNC Greensboro, 699
26. Arkansas State, 721
27. Bowling Green, 748
28. IPFW, 904

Drake Men's Individual Results
White Race – 193 Runners
4. Brogan Austin, 24:55.4
10. Rob McCann, 25:18.1
28. Reed Fischer, 25:44.6
62. Doug Brady, 26:08.2
76. Conor Wells, 26:20.2
134. Chris Kaminski, 27:04.3
164. Isaiah Vlasek, 27:41.2

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Brogan Austin

Brogan Austin

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Doug Brady

Doug Brady

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Redshirt
Reed Fischer

Reed Fischer

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Sophomore
Chris Kaminski

Chris Kaminski

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Rob McCann

Rob McCann

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Isaiah Vlasek

Isaiah Vlasek

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Freshman
Conor Wells

Conor Wells

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Players Mentioned

Brogan Austin

Brogan Austin

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Doug Brady

Doug Brady

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Reed Fischer

Reed Fischer

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Chris Kaminski

Chris Kaminski

Freshman
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Rob McCann

Rob McCann

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Isaiah Vlasek

Isaiah Vlasek

Freshman
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Conor Wells

Conor Wells

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