Tulsa Men Place Third at Prestigious Nuttycombe Invitational

Friday, October 15

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Nuttycombe Invitational

Tulsa Men Place Third at Prestigious Nuttycombe Invitational

10/15/2021 2:56:00 PM | Cross Country

MADISON, Wisc. –– The 12^th-ranked Tulsa men's cross-country team finished in third place in a 32-team field at the prestigious Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday afternoon. The Golden Hurricane women finished in 34^th place at the Zimmer Championships Course.

Tulsa's men recorded 160 points in the 8K race, finishing behind the nation's 6^th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones and 3^rd-ranked Stanford. ISU was paced by individual champion Wesley Kiptoo as the Cyclones totaled 88 points, while Stanford had 104 points for second place.

The Hurricane placed ahead of three teams with higher national rankings, including No. 9 Oregon, No. 10 Furman and No. 11 Wisconsin.

Tulsa had three runners finish among the top-30 as Scott Beattie paced the Hurricane in 18^th place with a time of 23:45.7. Peter Lynch came in 23^rd place in a time of 23:48.6 and newcomer Cormac Dalton clocked a time of 23:50.3 for 26^th place.

Shay McEvoy finished in 43^rd place in a time of 23:57.5 and Michael Power placed 50^th with a time of 24:03.7 to finish out the scoring for the Hurricane men.

The women placed 34^th overall as the Hurricane had two performers place among the top-150 runners in the field 267 participants. Katharina Pesendorfer clocked a 6K time of 21:31.8 for 137^th place, while Caroline Miller finished in 146^th with a time of 21:37.0.

Pesendorfer's time was her best 6K time this season, better her 21:50.7 time from the Cowboy Jamboree, while Miller's time was just one second off of tying her season best.

Tulsa will be in action next at the American Athletic Conference Championships, where both teams will look to defend their league titles at the South Florida course in Tampa.

Tulsa Individual Results
Men's 8K Results
18.    Scott Beattie – 23:45.7
23.    Peter Lynch – 23:48.6
26.    Cormac Dalton
43.    Shay McEvoy – 23:57.5
50.    Michael Power – 24:03.7
163. Michael Gates – 25:04.7
218. Christian Baker – 26:06.8

Women's 6K Results
137. Katharina Pesendorfer – 21:31.8
146. Caroline Miller – 21:37.0
164. Chloe Hershenow –21:45.5
214. Alice Newcombe – 22:16.8
222. Keely Jones – 22:23.8
237. Marta Lourenco _ 22:39.3
242. Layla Roebke – 22:43.4

Team Results
Men's 8K Nuttycombe Invitational
1.         Iowa State                   88
2.         Stanford                      104
3.         Tulsa                           160
4.         Wisconsin                   187
5.         Air Force                     225
6.         Oregon                        271
7.         Gonzaga                     273
8.         Michigan                     285
9.         Furman                       302
10.       Colorado State 318
11.       Utah State                   321
12.       Boise State                  356
13.       Harvard                       363
14.       Washington 402
15.       Minnesota                   413
16.       Portland                      422
17.       Southern Utah            439
18.       North Carolina            440
19.       Providence                  459
20.       Syracuse                     475
21.       Indiana                        476
22.       Butler                          478
23.       NC State                     497
24.       Michigan State            505
25.       Iona                             530
26.       UMass                         654
27.       Purdue                        686
28.       Eastern Michigan        699
29.       Darmouth 824
30.       South Dakota State     835
31.       Missouri 942

Women's Nuttycombe Invitational
1.         New Mexico 93
2.         NC State 102
3.         BYU 152
4.         Minnesota 188
5.         Oklahoma State 206
6.         Colorado State           236
7.         Syracuse                    265
8.         Providence 268
9.         Iowa State 306
10.       Wisconsin 322
11.       Notre Dame 378
12.       Michigan State 412
13.       Utah State                  421
14.       Butler 437
15.       Washington                463
16.       Stanford 470
17.       Portland 480
18.       Oregon 505
19.       West Virginia              511
20.       Villanova                     520
21.       Gonzaga                     530
22.       UConn                        540
23.       Furman                       592
24.       Boise State 612
25.       Harvard                       637
26.       Indiana                        675
27.       Oregon State 690
28.       Air Force                     710
29.       Purdue                        743
30.       Columbia 759
31.       Southern Utah            792
32.       Washington State       812
33.       Missouri                      835
34.       Tulsa 861
35.       Iona                             871
36.       UMass                         913