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Cross Country Records Three Top-5 Finishes At Oz Memorial

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Cross Country Records Three Top-5 Finishes At Oz Memorial

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – The Drake University cross country teams recorded three top-five finishes on Friday evening at the annual Oz Memorial hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Les Bolstad Golf Course.

The men's team finished third in the team standings with junior Reed Fischer (Minnetonka, Minn.) and senior Rob McCann (Mississauga, Ontario) finishing second and third overall, respectively. Fischer recorded a six-kilometer time of 18:50.9 while McCann came in at 19:01.0. South Dakota State's Trent Lusignan won the race in 18:40.6

Senior Emma Huston (Des Moines, Iowa) led the women's team to a fourth-place finish in the team standings by finishing second overall in the women's 6-kilometer race. Huston recorded a time of 21:56.6 in the 62-runner field. Krista Maguire (Wausau, Wis.) was the second Bulldog across the finish line in 22:59.4 while three others finished in the top-30. Minnesota's Liz Berkholtz won the race in 21:48.6.

The Bulldogs return to Des Moines, Iowa, for their next competition, the Grand View Invite, Friday, Sept. 18.

Oz Memorial
Sept. 11, 2015 – Falcon Heights, Minn.
Les Bolstad Golf Course – 6 kilometers

Women's Team Results
1. Minnesota, 33
2. Iowa State, 37
3. South Dakota State, 72
4. Drake, 87

Drake Individual Women's Results (62 runners)
2. Emma Huston, 21:56.6
17. Krista Maguire, 22:59.4
25. Taylor Scholl, 23:21.9
32. Bailee Cofer, 23:51.0
33. Cassie Aerts, 23:54.5
47. Laura Gann, 24:43.5
53. Erica Bestul, 25:41.7
55. Elana Breitenbucher, 25:48.7
58. Shelby Varney, 26:04.8
60. Katie Berger, 26:22.2
62. Theresa McAlister, 27:52.4

Oz Memorial
Sept. 11, 2015 – Falcon Heights, Minn.
Les Bolstad Golf Course – 6 kilometers

Men's Team Results
1. South Dakota State, 34
2. Minnesota, 39
3. Drake, 58

Drake Individual Men's Results (35 runners)
2. Reed Fischer, 18:50.9
3. Rob McCann, 19:01.0
24. Chris Kaminski, 20:10.6
27. Ali Jandal, 20:15.2
29. Josh Yeager, 20:53.0
30. George Webb, 21:08.8
31. James Saxton, 21:32.3
32. John Freeman, 21:34.8
33. Cole Friedman, 21:42.3
34. Ryan Tunink, 22:08.9
35. Mick Norton, 22:22.7

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Players Mentioned

Reed Fischer

Reed Fischer

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Junior
John Freeman

John Freeman

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Freshman
Cole Friedman

Cole Friedman

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Freshman
Ali Jandal

Ali Jandal

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Junior
Chris Kaminski

Chris Kaminski

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Sophomore
Rob McCann

Rob McCann

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Senior
Mick Norton

Mick Norton

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Freshman
James Saxton

James Saxton

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Senior
Ryan Tunink

Ryan Tunink

Distance
Sophomore
George Webb

George Webb

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Junior
Josh Yeager

Josh Yeager

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Reed Fischer

Reed Fischer

Junior
Distance
John Freeman

John Freeman

Freshman
Distance
Cole Friedman

Cole Friedman

Freshman
Distance
Ali Jandal

Ali Jandal

Junior
Distance
Chris Kaminski

Chris Kaminski

Sophomore
Distance
Rob McCann

Rob McCann

Senior
Distance
Mick Norton

Mick Norton

Freshman
Distance
James Saxton

James Saxton

Senior
Distance
Ryan Tunink

Ryan Tunink

Sophomore
Distance
George Webb

George Webb

Junior
Distance
Josh Yeager

Josh Yeager

Freshman
Distance