Junior
Quentin Dreyer was the top Wayne State finisher for the Wildcat men's cross country team Friday evening at the season-opening Augustana Twilight Invitational held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at Yankton Trails Park. As a team Wayne State came in 16
th place with 507 points out of a field of 37 teams and 375 runners.
Iowa Western Community College won a tight team race scoring 53 points, just ahead of second place South Dakota State with 55 points and Nebraska in third at 56 points. Augustana came in fourth with 133 points followed by Doane in fifth at 241 points.
Dreyer, a junior from Manning, Iowa, was the first Wildcat runner to cross the finish line on the four-mile course with a time of 19:52.41. Freshman
Ethan Walters (Elkhorn HS) was next in 114
th place in a time of 20:32.60 with
Brody Lucas placing 133
rd overall at 20:47.85.
Senior
Brandon Mitzel (West Point-Beemer HS) was 167
th overall at 21:07.31 with fellow senior
Andrew Wyllie right behind in 174
th place in a time of 21:09.29.
Other Wildcat finishers were
Brady Franzen (186
th – 21:15.18),
William Keller (195
th – 21:20.95),
Gannon Walsh (224
th – 21:46.09),
Akron Jostand (245
th – 22:06.51),
Ethan Ramos (310
th – 23:06.52) and
Simeon Weers (331
st – 23:34.82).
The next meet for Wayne State is Saturday, September 21
st when the Wildcats travel to Lincoln for the UNL Woody Greeno/Dirksen Invitational.
Wayne State men's finishers at Augustana Twilight Invitational
Yankton Trails Park – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (4 mile course)
58.
Quentin Dreyer 19:52.41
114.
Ethan Walters 20:32.60
133.
Brody Lucas 20:47.85
167.
Brandon Mitzel 21:07.31
174.
Andrew Wyllie 21:09.29
186.
Brady Franzen 21:15.18
195.
William Keller 21:20.95
224.
Gannon Walsh 21:46.09
245.
Akron Jostand 22:06.51
310.
Ethan Ramos 23:06.52
331.
Simeon Weers 23:34.82
