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Bulldog XC Finishes Among Region's Best at Midwest Meet

Heitzig blazes to top 40 finish, Kirillov paces Drake women at NCAA regional

STILLWATER, Okla. – Drake cross country traveled to the Sooner State for the 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Friday morning. The women began the day with a 6K race before the men competed on a 10K course.
 
Anastasia Kirillov led the Drake women with a top 60 finish and a time of 21:47.8. Breanna Burak followed with a 6K run of 22:04.3.
 
The Bulldog women's finishers continued with Kayci Martensen crossing in 23:04.3, Austra Osina in 23:10.6, Sophia Agan in 23:18.1, Anika Mohrhauser in 23:48.7, and Ella Brown in 24:14.8.

Drake's men's group was paced by Brenden Heitzig with a 10K mark of 31:37.8, good enough for 37th place. Aidan Palmer also added a top 50 result in 31:56.3.

The Bulldog men were rounded out by Aziz Jdai in 33:36.3, John Moellers in 34:06.4, Xander Kwa in 34:21.8, Daghyn True in 34:48.4, and Aidan Simon in 36:10.5.

 
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Players Mentioned

Aziz Jdai

Aziz Jdai

Senior
Anastasia Kirillov

Anastasia Kirillov

Graduate Student
Xander Kwa

Xander Kwa

Sophomore
Aidan Simon

Aidan Simon

Junior
Breanna Burak

Breanna Burak

Sophomore
Aidan Palmer

Aidan Palmer

Graduate Student
Sophia Agan

Sophia Agan

Freshman
Ella Brown

Ella Brown

Freshman
Kayci Martensen

Kayci Martensen

Freshman
Anika Mohrhauser

Anika Mohrhauser

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aziz Jdai

Aziz Jdai

Senior
Anastasia Kirillov

Anastasia Kirillov

Graduate Student
Xander Kwa

Xander Kwa

Sophomore
Aidan Simon

Aidan Simon

Junior
Breanna Burak

Breanna Burak

Sophomore
Aidan Palmer

Aidan Palmer

Graduate Student
Sophia Agan

Sophia Agan

Freshman
Ella Brown

Ella Brown

Freshman
Kayci Martensen

Kayci Martensen

Freshman
Anika Mohrhauser

Anika Mohrhauser

Freshman