ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Ettrick, Wisconsin on Saturday to compete in the Drews/Neubauer Invitational that will be held at the Ettrick Golf Club. The men’s 8k race will be held at 11:30 a.m. (changed from 10:30 a.m.), while the women’s 6k will begin at 12:30 p.m. (changed from 11:30 a.m.).
The Gustavus men are coming off a first place place finish at Carleton’s Running of the Cows on Oct. 3 in Northfield. The Gusties scored a total of 40 points after putting three runners in the top-5, including Thomas Knobbe (Jr., Decorah, Iowa) who finished with a time of 25:40.7, good for a third place finish and his best time of the year. Paul Nordquist (Sr., Edina, Minn.), who has led the team in each of the Gusties’ first three meets in 2015, was right behind Knobbe in fourth place after crossing the finish line in 25:54.7. Evan Jones (Jr., Pella, Iowa) was the third Gustie in the top-5, as he finished in fifth place with a time of 25:58.0.
The Gustie women took fourth place at Carleton with 90 total points. Marit Sonnesyn (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) led Gustavus on the day with a second place finish after crossing the finish line in a season-best 22:31.8. Lauren Shurson (Sr., Chanhassen, Minn.) was next, coming in 15th place with a time of 23:15.2, and Lotus Schifsky (Fy., Prescott, Wis.) rounded out Gustavus’ top-3, crossing the finish line in 23:43.4, good for 21st place.
At last year’s Drews/Neubauer Invite, the Gustie men took 14th place out of 27 teams, while the women’s squad took 10th out of 30 teams. Knobbe led the men with a 32nd place finish after crossing the line in 26:00. Shurson was Gustavus’ top finisher in 2014 that is on this year’s roster, as she crossed the line in 23:12, good for 35th place.
Meet results will be posted here following each race.