Women place 2nd in St. Louis XC Classic, Men finish 4th

The Westminster men’s and women’s cross country team participated in the St. Louis Fall Cross Country Classic hosted by St. Louis College of Pharmacy. The men’s team ran the 8K with an average time of 28:44, finishing in 4^th/6. The women’s team ran the 5K with an average time of 20:41 and finished in 2^nd/7. Westminster’s senior Sarah Koestner finished in 8^th with a 20:06 time.

The Blue Jay men’s team had two place in the top 20. Sophomore Jesse Edwards was the first to cross the finish line for the Blue Jays, placing 18^th with a 28:08 time. Senior Matt Borst followed close behind with a 20th place finish and a 28:11 time.  Following Edwards and Borst was: Daniel Lindaman (22^nd/28:28), Will Megl (24^th /28:36), Nathan Fox (36^th /30:16), Ryan Dyer (40^th/ 32:00), and Jacob Burch (44^th/ 32:29).

The Blue Jay women’s team finished with four in the top 20. Senior Sarah Koestner finished in 8^th with a time of 20:06. Following Koestner across the finish line was senior Sarah Ogar in 11^th, with a time of 20:29. Sophomore Brier Skogsberg and freshman Lily Wilis finished in 13^th (20:33), and 14^th (20:35) place, respectively. Following Willis was: Claire Gibby (25^th/ 21:39), Danielle Smulczenski (27^th/ 21:50), and Tiara Pettijohn (28^th/ 21:51).

The Blue Jays will work this week for preparation for the SLIAC championship in Hillsboro, IL on Saturday, November 2^nd.