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Women's Cross Country Takes 19th In Pre-National White Race

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Women's Cross Country Takes 19th In Pre-National White Race

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Drake University women's cross country team had four runners finish in the top-100 of the 214-runner field to finish 19th in the White Race of the ISU Pre-National Invitational. 

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 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 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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Players Mentioned

Cassie Aerts

Cassie Aerts

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Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

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Freshman
Emma Huston

Emma Huston

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Mariah Kauder

Mariah Kauder

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Sophomore
Krista Maguire

Krista Maguire

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Junior
Melissa Parks

Melissa Parks

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Taylor Scholl

Taylor Scholl

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Players Mentioned

Cassie Aerts

Cassie Aerts

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Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

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Emma Huston

Emma Huston

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Mariah Kauder

Mariah Kauder

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Krista Maguire

Krista Maguire

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Melissa Parks

Melissa Parks

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Taylor Scholl

Taylor Scholl

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