Cross Country Hosts Gustavus Alumni Meet Posted on September 9th, 2016 by

ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s cross country teams host the 2016 Gustie Alumni Meet Saturday at the Linnaeus Arboretum. Both men and women will run the 5k.

Women are scheduled to begin the race at 10 a.m., while the men will take off at 10: 45 a.m. Saint John’s University will also compete in the men’s race.

Last weekend Gustavus men and women both competed at the Crown College Invite in St. Bonifacious, Minn.

The men’s team score of 45 left them 14 points behind the University of Minnesota Duluth for first place (31). Thomas Knobbe (Sr., Decorah, Iowa) led the Gusties, turning in a time of 26:46.4 to place second individually. Evan Jones (Sr., Pella, Iowa), Carston Dammann (Sr., Lake City, Minn.) and Alex Wischnack (So., Norwood Young America, Minn.) finished in the top-ten for the Gusties.

The women also recorded a second place finish with a team score of 48 points. Lotus Schifsky (So. Prescott, Wis.) owned the top finish for the Black and Gold with a time of 26:00.1, good for fifth place.

Last year the men’s team was able to hold off its alum for the first time since 2009, as it earned championship honors with a score of 22, 14 points lower than the 36 earned by the Gustavus Alumni Team. The Gustie women took the title as well with a total of 30 points. 

Results will be available HERE.

 

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