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Men's Cross Country Place 5th at 53rd Les Duke

Sep 13, 2014

GRINNELL, Iowa - The University of Dubuque men's cross country team placed fifth overall among the 13 teams competing at the 53rd Les Duke Invitational 8K race on Saturday. The Spartans were paced by freshman Alec Bass, who finished just outside the Top-10, in 13th place in 26:39. Payton Nevills sandwiched between two Spartan freshmen was 20th overall in 27:05 as teammate Jack Lindsay crossed the finish line in 27:40. With perfect weather and a course equipped for speed, the University of Dubuque men’s and women’s cross country teams set 18 personal records en route to fifth- (154 points) and sixth-place (149 points) team finishes at the Les Duke Invitational hosted by Grinnell College.

Freshman Alec Bass broke into the top-10 best times with a 26:39 8k time, good for 13th-place overall. The runner he surpassed was none other than household name, Payton Nevills, who crossed the finish line in 20th-place with a 27:05. Supplanting his name in the top-25 best times was UD’s No. 3, Jack Lindsay, who’s 27:40 landed him 32nd overall in the race. Riding his coattails was Jordan Murray who finished one second behind. Matt Zittrisch (29:08, 56th overall) anchored the Spartan Five.

PLACE TEAM                POINTS  PLACES OF FINISHERS              AVG. TIME SPREAD

  1 Wartburg College         40    3    4    7   12   14   16   17    26:18    0:52
  2 Grinnell College         82    5    8   10   18   41   43   44    26:49    2:00
  3 Carleton College         84    1    9   11   29   34   36   38    26:43    2:38
  4 North Iowa C C          132    2    6   31   40   53   66   76    27:21    3:09
  5 University Of Dubuque   154   13   20   32   33   56   65   68    27:39    2:29
  6 Bethel University       179   15   19   28   58   59   64   70    28:01    2:43
  7 Cornell College         215   25   35   50   51   54   57   62    28:21    1:40
  8 Southwestern C C        232   42   45   46   47   52   63   69    28:31    0:44
  9 Principia College       233   21   23   37   71   81   86   91    28:45    3:51
 10 Knox College            256   30   39   48   60   79   87   89    28:55    3:16
 11 Indian Hills            260   22   27   55   74   82   88   90    29:07    4:14
 12 Grand View University   291   26   49   67   72   77   78   80    29:24    3:14
 13 Scott C C               316   24   61   73   75   83   84   85    29:51    4:16

Incomplete Teams: Faith Baptist B C, Iowa State R C, U Or Iowa T-F Club
Individuals
 PLACE          FINISHER          TIME


1. Wartburg College
    3  Chase Moser, Sr            25:50  
    4  Bennett Moser, Jr          25:59  
    7  Jerry Frawley, So          26:18  
   12  Kyle Read, So              26:39  
   14  Eli Kazcinski, Fr          26:41  
Total Time = 2:11:27     Total Places = 40

2. Grinnell College
    5  Adam Dalton, Jr            26:06  
    8  Evan Griffith, Sr          26:27  
   10  Anthony McLean, So         26:34  
   18  Zachary Angel, Sr          26:52  
   41  Alexander Mundell, Jr      28:06  
Total Time = 2:14:05     Total Places = 82

3. Carleton College
    1  Hart Hornor, Jr            25:06  
    9  Thor Laack-Veeder, Sr      26:34  
   11  Walter Edstrom, So         26:35  
   29  Noah Laack-Veeder, Sr      27:35  
   34  Evan Olawsky, So           27:44  
Total Time = 2:13:34     Total Places = 84

4. North Iowa C C
    2  Trey Simons, Fr            25:49  
    6  Jaime Zarate, So           26:14  
   31  Colby Kraninger, Fr        27:39  
   40  Tyler Randall, Fr          28:03  
   53  Ricky Jeray, So            28:58  
Total Time = 2:16:43     Total Places = 132

5. University Of Dubuque
   13  Alec Bass, Fr              26:39  
   20  Payton Nevills, Jr         27:05  
   32  Jack Lindsay, Fr           27:40  
   33  Jordan Murray, Jr          27:41  
   56  Matt Zittritsch, Jr        29:08  
Total Time = 2:18:13     Total Places = 154

6. Bethel University
   15  Tom Ritter, Jr             26:42  
   19  Connor Haugen, So          27:00  
   28  Harrison Hitt, Sr          27:32  
   58  David Huffman, Fr          29:25  
   59  Marcus Danner, Fr          29:25  
Total Time = 2:20:04     Total Places = 179

7. Cornell College
   25  Lawrence Dennis, Sr        27:19  
   35  Joshua Lindsay, Jr         27:51  
   50  Zachary Stoll, Fr          28:46  
   51  Taylor Christen, So        28:46  
   54  Jacob Butts, Sr            28:59  
Total Time = 2:21:41     Total Places = 215

8. Southwestern C C
   42  Ben Friederichs, Fr        28:14  
   45  Aaron Ward, So             28:22  
   46  Ikundiro Eric, So          28:30  
   47  Ovan Garcia, So            28:32  
   52  Philip Sciranko, Fr        28:57  
Total Time = 2:22:35     Total Places = 232

9. Principia College
   21  Nate Richards, So          27:09  
   23  Shane Witters-Hicks, So    27:15  
   37  Zach Matthiesen, Fr        27:56  
   71  Gavin Goodsell, So         30:22  
   81  Josh Keeley, Fr            31:00  
Total Time = 2:23:42     Total Places = 233

10. Knox College
   30  Josh Tvrdy, So             27:37  
   39  Ezekiel Jere, Sr           28:01  
   48  Brian Cole, Jr             28:39  
   60  Joseph Gilmore, So         29:26  
   79  Christian Padilla, So      30:52  
Total Time = 2:24:35     Total Places = 256

11. Indian Hills
   22  Antoine Bardou, Fr         27:13  
   27  Derek Wilson, Fr           27:26  
   55  Cody McConnell, Fr         29:00  
   74  Neshamah Breshers, So      30:25  
   82  Colin Poe, Fr              31:27  
Total Time = 2:25:31     Total Places = 260

12. Grand View University
   26  Kennedy Kiprop, Jr         27:21  
   49  Jr Snyder, So              28:45  
   67  Evan Rix, Fr               29:53  
   72  Seth Harjes, Jr            30:23  
   77  Nate Johnson, So           30:34  
Total Time = 2:26:56     Total Places = 291

13. Scott C C
   24  Rane Nichols, Fr           27:17  
   61  Baylor Hill, So            29:33  
   73  Slater Marshall, So        30:24  
   75  Tristan Peterson, Fr       30:25  
   83  Nathan Dodd, So            31:32  
Total Time = 2:29:11     Total Places = 316