vNASHVILLE, TN – Lipscomb's men's and women's cross-country teams ran the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, MO on Friday morning. The Bisons had 25 runners compete in the event with ten in the Men's 8k Invite, seven in the Women's 6k Invite, and eight in the Men's 8k Open.
Gans Creek Classic – Men's 8k Invite
The men started their race at 8:00 AM CT and placed sixth of 36 teams with a total of 213 points. Preseason ASUN Men's Runner of the Year
Braedon Palmer placed 19
th in the race to lead the Bisons with a time of 23:26.8. His time is a personal best since he ran a 24:19.6 back in 2021. Palmer was followed by Matthew Hansen, who finished the race in 23:57.2 to place 34
th overall.
Ben Butcher (23:59.0) and
James Schmidt (24:01.5) also finished in the top 50 in 41
st and 45
th respectively.
Cole Kimmel (24:27.7),
Brady Yingst (24:27.9), and
Will Goodrich (24:27.9) claimed 79
th, 80
th, and 81
st in succession and were followed by
Owen Horevay (24:33.8) in 91
st. Lipscomb was rounded out by
Levi Streeval (24:45.9) in 127
th and
Max Hooper (25:13.4) in 181
st out of the 320 runners who finished the race. The Bisons ran a total time of 2:00:02.20 with an average pace of 24:00.44.
FULL LIPSCOMB RESULTS
Full Men's Results
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Braedon Palmer - 23:36.8
(34)
Matt Hansen - 23:57.2
(41)
Ben Butcher - 23:58.8
(45)
James Schmidt - 24:01.5
(79)
Cole Kimmel - 24:27.7
(80)
Brady Yingst - 24:27.9
(81)
Will Goodrich - 24:27.9
(91)
Owen Horevay - 24:33.8
(127)
Levi Streeval - 24:45.9
(181)
Max Hooper - 25:13.4
Gans Creek Classic – Women's 6k Invite
The women's race began at 8:45 AM CT where Lipscomb placed 23
rd of 38 teams with a total time of 1:50:35.5 and an average pace of 22:07.10.
Sydney Liddle set a new personal best in the 6k when she placed 61
st with a time of 21:14.6. She led Lipscomb's efforts as the first Bison to cross the finish.
Abigail Horevay was not far behind Liddle, finishing 71
st with a time of 21:23.1 as the other athlete to finish in the top 75.
Juane' Klaus (21:58.0) crossed 139
th, followed by
Ella Johnson (22:46.8) in 217
th,
Kaylee Wilson (23:13.0) in 264
th, and
Allena Klamorick (23:40.4) in 282
nd.
Carly Miller (24:54.0) was the final Bison to finish the race in 321
st of the 330 athletes competing.
FULL RESULTS
Full Women's Results
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Sydney Liddle – 21:14.6
(71)
Abigail Horevay – 21:23.1
(139)
Juane' Klaus – 21:58.0
(217)
Ella Johnson – 22:46.8
(264)
Kaylee Wilson – 23:13.0
(282)
Allena Klamorick – 23:40.4
(321)
Carly Miller – 24:54.0
Gans Creek Classic – Men's 8k Open
The final men's race took off at 9:30 AM CT in which the Bisons placed 6
th of 26 teams. Lipscomb was led by
Andy Stohr, who placed 24
th with a time of 24:53.1 and was trailed closely behind by
Connor Sarkovics in 28
th with a 24:57.2 finish.
Evan Allen also cracked the top 40 in 38
th place with a time of 25:04.4.
Trey Haralson (25:37.3) placed 90
th and
Sam Widmaier (25:45.9) and
Philip Lamartiniere (25:55.2) placed 102
nd and 114
th respectively. The Bisons were rounded out by
Michael Polizzi (27:45.2) in 282
nd and
Gavin Bacus (27:45.8) in 283
rd of 389 athletes. Lipscomb ran a total time of 2:06:17.9 with an average pace of 25:15.58.
FULL RESULTS
Full Men's Results
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Andy Stohr – 24:53.1
(28)
Connor Sarkovics – 24:57.2
(38)
Evan Allen – 25:04.4
(90)
Trey Haralson – 25:37.3
(102)
Sam Widmaier – 25:45.9
(114)
Philip Lamartiniere – 25:55.2
(282)
Michael Polizzi – 27:45.2
(283)
Gavin Bacus – 27:45.8
Lipscomb's next race will be at the Angels Mounds Invitational in Evansville, IN on Oct. 18
th.
