ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s and women’s cross country teams are set to compete in the UW-La Crosse Drews/Neubauer Invitational on Saturday. The 37th annual Jim Drews Invite (men) begins at 10:30 a.m., while the 24th annual Tori Neubauer Invite (women) starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Ettrick Golf Club in Ettrick, Wis.
The Gustie women, ranked No. 6 in the Central Region by USTFCCCA, most recently took third of 12 teams at Carleton’s Running of the Cows on Sept. 30. The top-five Gusties each posted a top-25 finish out of 116 runners. Sadie Klug (Sr., Waseca, Minn.) led the way, taking eighth place in 23:02.5. Olivia Rosenow (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.) finished 20th in 23:39.4, while the pack of Sarah Anderson (So., Roseville, Minn.), Gabriela Passmore (So., Mapleton, Minn.), and Tierny Winter (So., Waterville, Minn.) took 23rd-25th, respectively, with times of 23:47.1, 23:49.2, and 23:49.3.
The men’s squad placed seventh out of 12 at Carleton. Andrew Stumbo (Fy., Boone, Iowa) posted the best race of his young collegiate career, taking sixth place out of 179 runners, clocking in a time of 26:16.8. Ryley Sandberg (Sr., Alleman, Iowa) crossed the line 32nd with a time of 27:05.4 and Brennan Gustafson (Fy., Kasson, Minn.) was close behind in 34th at 27:07.4. The pack of Nick Kerbeshian (Fy., Plymouth, Minn.), Alex Wischnack (Jr., Norwood, Minn.), and Ben Madigan (Jr., Kohler, Wis.) finished 42nd-44th, respectively, with times of 27:16.8, 27:17.3, and 27:19.2.