Drury men 5th, women 9th at Missouri Southern Stampede

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury men’s cross country team finished fifth among 16 teams, while the women’s squad was ninth in a 19-team field at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin on Friday.
 
The Drury men’s team had 150 points to finish four points ahead of sixth-place Illinois Springfield, currently ranked 14^th nationally. East Central won the event with 38 points, New Mexico Highlands was second with 99, and 13^th ranked Mississippi College was third with 100 points.
 
The DU women’s squad had 241 points for their ninth-place finish. 19^th ranked Pittsburg State was first with 71 points, edging second-place Tampa’s total of 73 points. Missouri Southern State, currently ranked 24^th in NCAA-II, was third with 85.
 
Bradley Weimer was the top finisher for the Drury women’s team as she came in 18^th in the field of 197 runners. The senior from Springfield-Central and reigning Great Lakes Valley Conference Runner of the Year, made her season debut and posted a time of 18:28.19 in the five-kilometer race.
 
Luz Olivera also made her first appearance of the year and was 31^st (18:48.60). Mia Harris was 46^th posting a time of 19:08.30.
 
Bre Bell from Mississippi College won the event with a time of 17:43.16.
 
Freshman Tyler Harris led the Drury men’s team as the Springfield-Kickapoo product finished 19^th and ran the 8-kilometer race in 26:15.69. Ethan Haynes, a sophomore from Republic, was 30^th (26:36.96), while two Panthers were 32^nd and 33^rd. Thomas Shuster had a time of 26:38.60, and Santiago Nunez was right behind him by 0.17 seconds. Gabe Bauer was also in the group, finishing 36^th (26:42.66).
 
Aspel Kiprob from East Central won the individual crown with a time of 24:56.21.
 
Both Drury teams compete again in the Chile Pepper Festival, hosted by Arkansas, on Sept. 29.
 
 
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