ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Northfield, Minnesota on Saturday, as they will compete in the Running with the Cows meet hosted by Carleton College in the Carleton Arboretum. The race will begin at 10 a.m.
The Gustie men are coming off an eighth place finish at the St. Olaf Invite on September 19. As he has done in each meet this season, senior Paul Nordquist (Edina, Minn.) led Gustavus on the day with a time of 25:55.6, good for a 12th place finish. Teammate Thomas Knobbe (Jr., Decorah, Iowa) was just one second behind Nordquist with a 25:56.6 and came in 13th. Carston Dammann (So., Lake City, Minn.) was next with a 27:04.4 (47th place), followed by Marcus Speca (Sr., Minnetonka, Minn.) who finished in 27:33.7 (66th place). Evan Jones (Jr., Pella, Iowa) rounded out the Gustie scoring with a 67th place finish after notching a time of 27:34.3.
The Gustie women also competed last at the St. Olaf Invite. They earned a sixth place finish out of 20 teams with a score of 195. Marit Sonnesyn (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) led Gustavus on the day with a time of 22:50.6, good for a ninth place finish. Lauren Shurson (Sr., Chanhassen, Minn.) was next for the Gusties, running the 6k course in 23:34.7, good for 20th place. Following Shurson was Lotus Schifsky (Fy., Prescott, Wis.) in 24:37.3. Sadie Novak-Klug (So., Waseca, Minn.) and Olivia Rosenow (So., Maple Grove) took fourth and fifth, respectively for the Gusties, with Novak-Klug crossing the line in 24:37.3 (53rd place), and Rosenow finishing in 24:50.1, good for 61st.
Results from Carleton will be posted on the Wayzata Results webpage following each race.
Gustavus Cross Country Links:
Men: Roster | Schedule | 2015 Times
Women: Roster | Schedule | 2015 Times