Friday, October 18
Madison, Wis.
11:20 PM (ET) / 12:00 PM (ET)
Michigan State University
at
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Spartan Women’s Cross Country Places Fifth Among Top Competition at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
10/18/2019 5:15:00 PM | Cross Country
Women's 6K Results (A Race)Men's 8K Results (A Race)Women's 6K Results (B Race)Men's 8K Results (B Race)
Morgan Beadlescomb placed seventh on the men’s side with a career-best time of 23:47.3.
MADISON, Wis. – Michigan State women's cross country raced to a fifth-place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday afternoon on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The Spartan men were led by a career-best performance from junior Morgan Beadlescomb in the 8k race.
The No. 10-ranked Spartan women raced to a fifth-place finish in the 6k, tallying 219 points, in a field that boasted 20 ranked teams.
"I thought we were competitive; we had a lot of people make big progress today," Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Walt Drenth said. "I think our energy is good. All of the things that you want to know and you just want to be reinforced. That was probably the most important lesson for us. From here, we just have to keep moving and learning; that's the critical part for us. I just know that we're starting to define ourselves as a pretty great group."
No. 1 Arkansas (62), No. 4 Stanford (98), No. 9 NC State (203) and No. 13 Wisconsin (217) joined the women's team in the top five.
On the men's side, top-ranked Northern Arizona claimed first-place with 59 points. The Spartan men finished in 25th place.
The Spartan women were led by senior Annie Fuller, who took 13th place and clocked in at a new career-best time of 20:13.2. Last time out at the Zimmer Championship Course, Fuller traversed the course in 20:20.4 at the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Junior India Johnson was the next Spartan across the line, who also had a career-best performance and turned in a time of 20:35.1 for 33rd place. Johnson improved on her previous career-best of 20:58.5 from the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships by 23 seconds.
Senior Jeralyn Poe, who has been running with Fuller and Johnson so far this season, closed out the top 50 runners for the Spartans with 44th place finish and a time of 20:41.7.
Sophomore Jenna Magness clocked in a new career-best time of 20:48.4, while junior Sarah Kettel posted a time of 21:08.9.
Junior Lindsey Rudden (21:12.5) and freshman Noelle Adriaens (21:45.0) closed out the scoring for the fifth-place Spartans.
"On the women's side, I think they are prepared for progress, and I think it gives them a sense of confidence and purpose going forward that the goals that they've set are within reach," Drenth said. "We just have to be solid and just look for ways to learn and grow and if they do that, I think they're going to be special by year's end."
The Spartan men were led by top-finisher Morgan Beadlescomb, who placed seventh for a career-best time of 23:47.3 in the 8k. Last time out, Beadlescomb won his second consecutive first-place finish at the Panorama Farms Invitational, with a time of 23:58.7.
The next Spartan across the line in the men's 8k race was senior Matthew Thomas, who clocked in at 24:42.2. Senior Winter Romeyn posted a time of 24:59.7. Sophomore John Petruno and freshman Abdi Ahmed finished within a second of each other, clocking in at 25:03.7 and 25:04.3, respectively. With his time, Petruno posted a new career-best in the 8k.
Sophomore Ty Buckley (25:55.8) and freshman Josh Smith (26:32.2) closed out the scoring for the Spartan men, who finished in 25th place, in a field of 19 ranked opponents.
"I think the people who perform in a high-level at these big meets typically aren't distracted by the things they can't control," Drenth said. "We've talked about that a lot – just managing the things you can control. From my standpoint, that's something we'll take away as a really big learning tool. The people that ran well, just managed the things they could and did, so I was really pleased with that. The one's that didn't just got distracted."
In the "B" races, the Michigan State women took a first-place finish, tallying 18 points. MSU had six runners finish in the top 15.
Senior Lynsie Gram was the top finisher in the women's "B" race, clocking in at 20:56.9 for fourth place. Freshman Lauren Cleary was the next Spartan across the line, clocking in at 21:04.0 for fifth place.
The Spartan men finished in seventh in the "B" race and were led by freshman Fraser Wilson, who clocked in at 25:03.6 for 26th place.
The No. 10-ranked Spartan women raced to a fifth-place finish in the 6k, tallying 219 points, in a field that boasted 20 ranked teams.
"I thought we were competitive; we had a lot of people make big progress today," Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Walt Drenth said. "I think our energy is good. All of the things that you want to know and you just want to be reinforced. That was probably the most important lesson for us. From here, we just have to keep moving and learning; that's the critical part for us. I just know that we're starting to define ourselves as a pretty great group."
No. 1 Arkansas (62), No. 4 Stanford (98), No. 9 NC State (203) and No. 13 Wisconsin (217) joined the women's team in the top five.
On the men's side, top-ranked Northern Arizona claimed first-place with 59 points. The Spartan men finished in 25th place.
The Spartan women were led by senior Annie Fuller, who took 13th place and clocked in at a new career-best time of 20:13.2. Last time out at the Zimmer Championship Course, Fuller traversed the course in 20:20.4 at the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Junior India Johnson was the next Spartan across the line, who also had a career-best performance and turned in a time of 20:35.1 for 33rd place. Johnson improved on her previous career-best of 20:58.5 from the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships by 23 seconds.
Senior Jeralyn Poe, who has been running with Fuller and Johnson so far this season, closed out the top 50 runners for the Spartans with 44th place finish and a time of 20:41.7.
Sophomore Jenna Magness clocked in a new career-best time of 20:48.4, while junior Sarah Kettel posted a time of 21:08.9.
Junior Lindsey Rudden (21:12.5) and freshman Noelle Adriaens (21:45.0) closed out the scoring for the fifth-place Spartans.
"On the women's side, I think they are prepared for progress, and I think it gives them a sense of confidence and purpose going forward that the goals that they've set are within reach," Drenth said. "We just have to be solid and just look for ways to learn and grow and if they do that, I think they're going to be special by year's end."
The Spartan men were led by top-finisher Morgan Beadlescomb, who placed seventh for a career-best time of 23:47.3 in the 8k. Last time out, Beadlescomb won his second consecutive first-place finish at the Panorama Farms Invitational, with a time of 23:58.7.
The next Spartan across the line in the men's 8k race was senior Matthew Thomas, who clocked in at 24:42.2. Senior Winter Romeyn posted a time of 24:59.7. Sophomore John Petruno and freshman Abdi Ahmed finished within a second of each other, clocking in at 25:03.7 and 25:04.3, respectively. With his time, Petruno posted a new career-best in the 8k.
Sophomore Ty Buckley (25:55.8) and freshman Josh Smith (26:32.2) closed out the scoring for the Spartan men, who finished in 25th place, in a field of 19 ranked opponents.
"I think the people who perform in a high-level at these big meets typically aren't distracted by the things they can't control," Drenth said. "We've talked about that a lot – just managing the things you can control. From my standpoint, that's something we'll take away as a really big learning tool. The people that ran well, just managed the things they could and did, so I was really pleased with that. The one's that didn't just got distracted."
In the "B" races, the Michigan State women took a first-place finish, tallying 18 points. MSU had six runners finish in the top 15.
Senior Lynsie Gram was the top finisher in the women's "B" race, clocking in at 20:56.9 for fourth place. Freshman Lauren Cleary was the next Spartan across the line, clocking in at 21:04.0 for fifth place.
The Spartan men finished in seventh in the "B" race and were led by freshman Fraser Wilson, who clocked in at 25:03.6 for 26th place.
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