Michigan State University
Eastern Michigan Invitational
Spartan Women Finish First at EMU Fall Classic
10/21/2022 7:37:00 PM | Cross Country
DEXTER, Mich. - Led by a first-place team finish on the women's side, Michigan State men's and women's cross country wrapped up the regular season Friday afternoon at the EMU Fall Classic. Â
The Spartan women placed three runners in the top 10, finishing 78 points ahead of second place. Junior Madison Price crossed the line first for the Spartans in fourth, running a personal best 5k time of 17:55. Junior Abigail Lee and senior Alison Ziehl also finished in the top 10 in personal best times, running 18:04 (7th place) and 18:05 (8th place), respectively.Â
Four more Michigan State runners recorded top-20 finishes, led by sophomore Abbey Carvey in 12th (18:17), Kaya Kuokkanen in 17th (18:39), Julia Bajt (18:43) in 18th and Annika Linzmeier in 19th (18:43). Avery McLean rounded out the Spartan finishers in 21st (18:51).Â
On the men's side, sophomore Gage Killewald ran 16:02 to lead the Spartans, finishing in 20th place. Hunter Zartman followed in 21st, running 16:02. Killewald tied his personal best, while Zartman set a personal best by over 30 seconds.Â
"Our crew did an excellent job of competing today by focusing on the process of being a teammate and having a courageous mindset," said Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Lisa Breznau.
Up next, the Spartans head to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Big Ten Championships on Friday, Oct. 28. The women's race is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. and the men's race will take place at 11:45 a.m. Live streaming is available on B1G+.Â
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