The Wayne State College men's cross country team finished seventh out of 11 teams Saturday morning at the Dordt Invitational held in Sioux Center, Iowa.  Junior Quentin Dreyer was the top Wildcat runner taking 16^th overall out of a field of 182 runners with a time of 25:43.5.
            Dordt won the team title with 34 points followed by Doane in second at 56.  Concordia (Neb.) was third with 83 points with Bellevue (115) and Benedictine (Kan.) at 121 rounding out the top five teams.  Northwestern (Iowa) finished ahead of Wayne State 174-188 for sixth place with Dakota State eighth (226), Minnesota Crookston ninth 9227) and Southwest Minnesota State 10^th at 308 points.
            Dreyer was the top Wildcat runner covering the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:43.5.  Freshman Ethan Walters followed in 27^th place at 26:11.5 with junior Brody Lucas the next Wildcat to cross the finish line in 41^st overall at 26:30.3.  Rounding out the top five Wildcat runners were Brady Franzen 69^th at 27:13.8 and senior Brandon Mittzel 80^th in 27:22.5.
            Other Wildcat finishers included – Akron Jostand (98^th – 27:44.8), William Keller (148^th – 29:20.7) and Simeon Weers (176^th – 31:32.8).
            The next meet for Wayne State is Saturday, October 26^th when the Wildcats compete at the Northern Sun Conference Championships in Minot, North Dakota.
 
Wayne State men's finishers at Dordt Invite
Dordt Cross Country Course - Sioux Center, Iowa (8,000-meters)
 16.       Quentin Dreyer              25:43.5
 27.       Ethan Walters               26:11.5
 41.       Brody Lucas                  26:30.3
 69.       Brady Franzen               27:13.8
 80.       Brandon Mitzel              27:22.5
 98.       Akron Jostand              27:44.8
148.      William Keller                29:20.7
176.      Simeon Weers               31:32.8