RESULTS

TERRA HAUTE, Ind. – The Truman State Cross Country teams returned to action against some top Division I talent as they competed in the John McNichols Invitational hosted by Indiana State University. The men placed 16^th with 460 points while the women were 12^th with 337 points.
 
The Bulldog men ran the eight-kilometer LaVern Gibson Championship course with Gavin Hill being the first Truman State runner to cross the finish line. Hill ran 26:15.6 to finish in 108^th position. Evan AuBuchon was next in 114^th with a time of 26:19.4. Ryan Harness clocked 26:26.8 to place 119^th. Aiden Wahrenbrock was the fourth Bulldog runner in 134^th and a time of 26:37.7 and the final scorer for Truman was Trystn Hammer in 150^th place and a time of 26:53.6.
 
The remainder of the squad finished in this order, Brennan Ulrich (26:55.5/153^rd), Jacob Gutzman (27:08.9/161^st), Nolan Mera (27:48.9/182^nd), Ben Athman (28:56.1/199^th), Josh Engle (29:11.9/204^th), and Nick Fuess (29:15.5/205^th).
 
The women ran five kilometers and Addie Mathis, Lexy Henrikson and Kate Yates all finished within two seconds of one another. Mathis was 57^th overall and 18:50.8, Henrikson was 58^th at 18:51.7 and Yates was 62^nd at 18:54.5. Breanna Mathes was the fourth Bulldog at 88^th place and a time of 19:18.7. Ellie Webb rounded out the team score with a time of 19:55.4, good for 112^th position.
 
The rest of the Truman women were Lydia Lehmbeck (20:24.4/128^th), Aiden Moriarty (20:38.4/139^th), Emma Schultz (20:50.8/142^nd) and Kendra Zeilstra (21:34.5/151^st).
 
Next up will be the "Live at the Lou" hosted by the University of Louisville (Ky.) on September 30^th.