Augustana Twilight Meet Final Men's Results

            Will McGonigal and Titus Kiptoo finished within one-half second of each other to lead the Wayne State men's cross country team at the season-opening Augustana Twilight Meet held at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  As a team, the Wildcats finished 15th out of 32 teams with 453 points.
            South Dakota State easily captured the men's team title with 24 points, well ahead of runner up Augustana with 80 points.  Nebraska-Kearney (94), Sioux Falls (113) and Nebraska (128) rounded out the top five teams.  Creighton was sixth with 221 points followed by Minot State (230), Minnesota State (247), South Dakota (290) and Carleton (296) closing out the top 10 teams.
            McGonigal edged teammate and Wildcat newcomer Titus Kiptoo as the top Wayne State finisher, crossing the line in 59th place out of a field of 323 runners with a time of 20:36.19 on the four-mile course.  Kiptoo, a transfer from American International College, was next in 60th at 20:36.69.
            Sophomore Brandon Mundorf followed for Wayne State in 111th place in a time of 21:16 while junior Abe Schroeder was 153rd at 21:49.
            Other Wayne State finishers included Quentin Dreyer (182nd – 22:08), Brandon Mitzel (207th – 22:26), Gabe Peitz (238th – 23:01) and Andrew Wyllie (298th – 24:57).
            The next meet for Wayne State is Saturday, September 17th when the Wildcats compete in Lincoln at the Nebraska/Woody Greeno Invitational.
 
 
Wayne State men's finishers at Augustana Twilight Invitational
Yankton Trails Park – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (4-mile course)
59.        Will McGonigal              20:36
60.        Titus Kiptoo                  20:36
111.      Brandon Mundorf          21:16
153.      Abe Schroeder              21:49
182.      Quentin Dreyer              22:08
207.      Brandon Mitzel              22:26
238.      Gabe Peitz                    23:01
298.      Andrew Wyllie               24:57