MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS
CHENEY, Wash. – The 2023 LC State Cross Country season kicked off on Friday at the Northwest Clash in Cheney, Wash. Both Warrior teams placed in the top five at the meet, with the men in fourth and the women in fifth, and both saw strong performances throughout the lineups. Both races were led by NCAA Division I programs Gonzaga, Idaho and Eastern Washington.
"I thought things went really well," Head Coach Mike Collins said. "Competition was really tough with all the DIs, and Carleton who is a very good DIII from Minnesota, so I feel pretty good about it. Perfect conditions and a nice course; I am really encouraged."
The men were paced by Carter Gordon. He had the highest finish of any Warrior on the day in 19
th (19:02.3) and bested his previous 6k-best time by seven seconds. Clay Shumaker, making his LC State Cross Country debut, was the next LC finisher in 35
th (19:23.4) and senior Brycen Brown was 46
th (19:39.7). Brycen Kempton placed 51
st (19:46.5) and Connor Alexander was 57
th (19:56.9) to round out the top five.
The Warrior men packed well throughout the race. Conner May was just outside the top 60 in 62
nd (20:01.7), Cooper Carlson was 65
th (20:08.1), Kobe Wessels crossed the line 66
th (20:09.6) and Keith Uitdewilligen placed 68
th (20:21.0). Freshman Liam Page finished in 72
nd (20:31.4), Alexander Fry placed 82
nd (21:06.4) and Jacob Adams was 89
th (21:19.0).
"The guys were okay today," Collins explained. "I think we aren't as tuned up this year as we were last year at this same time, so I am hoping that means that we have lots of room for improvement. I think it is encouraging."
Brooklyn Shell ran a career-best 4k time of 14:57.3 to lead the LC women to a fifth-place finish at the meet. She placed 23
rd overall to start her season in strong fashion. Chloe Overberg, running a cross country race for the Warriors for the first time, placed 36
th (15:13.1) and Geraldin Correa was 39
th (15:16.9). Grace Tiegs (58
th, 15:51.4) and Grace Dixon (59
th, 15:55.5) rounded out the top five for the Warriors.
Abigail Gorton was just outside the top group in 61
st (15:59.1). Piper Parsells was not far behind in her debut in 68
th (16:12.1). Grace McCormick placed 73
rd (16:32.0), Kristen Thomas was 81
st (18:09.0), Haileyann Johnson crossed the line 83
rd (18:30.0), Madison Howe was 86
th (19:18.5) and Sara Schweitzer was 88
th (20:56.3).
"I thought the women were really good today," Collins said. "The nice things about courses like this is that we can compare them year-to-year, and we were almost two minutes faster as a team than last year. Depth wise we looked really good and we were missing a few girls that I think are potential contributors. Getting them in the lineup will make us even better."
The Warriors are back in action at the WSU Invite in Colfax, Wash., on Sept. 15.
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