Tulsa Cross Country Teams Compete with Nation’s Best in Two Big Meets

Friday, September 27

Columbia, Mo.

Tulsa

Gans Creek Invitational (Women)

Tulsa Cross Country Teams Compete with Nation’s Best in Two Big Meets

9/27/2024 3:04:00 PM | Cross Country

Gans Creek Results Nuttycombe Results B Men Nuttycombe Results

COLUMBIA, Mo. & MADISON, Wis. — The Tulsa women's and men's cross country teams competed in a pair of big meets Friday. Golden Hurricane runners from both teams saw tough competition from numerous ranked programs as the Tulsa women finished eighth of 38 teams in the morning at Missouri's Gans Creek Classic, and the men placed 19^th of 24 squads at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison.

The Hurricane women finished the 6K course at a 20:56.84 average and was led by senior Robyn Kowalski's 20:37.7 performance for 28^th place, with redshirt senior Chloe Hershenow right behind her at 20:38.8. Redshirt senior Ailey Mitchell was the third Hurricane to finish at 20:59.8 for 47^th with juniors Alicen Ashley (55^th) and Sophia McNerney (64^th) rounding out Tulsa's top five finishers.

The top four placing teams were all nationally ranked in the latest USTFCCCA poll, and Tulsa finished eighth as a group with 214 points, beating out teams like Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Wichita State and Kansas State.

Later in the day, the Tulsa men took to the 8K course in Wisconsin. Three Tulsa men started the day with the meet's "B" race with redshirt senior Jaden Forester finishing 15^th of 46 runners in 25:13.9.

In the main event, redshirt senior Chris McLeod paced Tulsa with a 24:25.8 finish for 70^th overall. Redshirt freshman Ben Brown (24:28.6) took 74^th, redshirt sophomore Charlie Krasnoff (24:31.5) placed 82^nd, redshirt freshman James Knockton (24:34.0) finished 85^th and sophomore Luke Birdseye rounded out TU's top-five with a 24:41.5 finish for 101^st. As a group, Tulsa finished the course at a 24:32.28 average for 19^th overall.

"In an incredibly stacked field that got out so fast, we didn't position ourselves super well to achieve the finish we wanted," Men's Head Coach Taylor Gulley said "We still had some guys, particularly younger guys, who stepped up and really closed well the last 1,000m. While we aren't happy with today, I do think we have a strong platform to build on over the coming weeks."

Up next for the Golden Hurricane is the Bradley Pink Classic for the women on Oct. 18 and the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals for the men on Oct. 19.

Gans Greek Results ----------
Women's 6K – 20:56.84 Average
28. Robyn Kowalski – 20:37.7
29. Chloe Hershenow – 20:38.8
47. Ailey Mitchell – 20:59.8
55. Alicen Ashley – 21:09.3
64. Sophia McNerney – 21:18.8
108. Matilda Laidlaw – 21:40.1
165. McKenna Terrell – 22:12.7

Women's Team Results
1. Stanford – 44 Pts (2 + 3 + 7 + 10 + 22 (31) (34))
2. Tennessee – 92 Pts (5 + 9 + 15 + 27 + 36 (36) (39))
3. Ole Miss – 120 Pts (4 + 18 + 26 + 32 + 40 (43) (46))
4. Florida – 132 Pts (6 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 90 (103) (132))
5. Georgia Tech – 164 Pts (14 + 30 + 33 + 37 + 50 (66) (68))
6. Auburn – 182 Pts (1 + 24 + 41 + 51 + 65 (75) (93)
7. Air Force – 190 Pts (20 + 23 + 25 + 45 + 77 (108) (112))
8. Tulsa – 214 Pts (28 + 29 + 44 + 52 + 61 (100) (147))
9. Kentucky – 244 Pts (17 + 38 + 54 + 57 + 78 (82) (88))
10. Missouri – 338 Pts (16 + 49 + 72 + 85 + 116 (140) (152))
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38. Kansas City – 1,185 Pts (200 + 231 + 245 + 254 + 255 (256) (261))

Nuttycombe Results ------
Men's 8K "B" Race
15. Jaden Forester – 25:13.9
40. Grant Musick – 27:07.7
43. Brady Korsmo – 27:52.3

Men's 8K Championship – 24:32.28 Average
70. Chris McLeod – 24:25.8
74. Ben Brown – 24:28.6
82. Charlie Krasnoff – 24:31.5
85. James Knockton – 24:34.0
101. Luke Birdseye – 24:41.5
151. Luke Lambert – 25:28.9
155. Sean Korsmo – 25:37.9
171. Oisin Spillane – 26:04.7

Men's Team Results
1. BYU – 44 Pts (4 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 17 (21) (61))
2. Iowa State – 108 Pts (5 + 19 + 22 + 29 + 33 (44) (52))
3. Wake Forest – 150 Pts (2 + 10 + 31 + 36 + 71 (102) (122))
4. North Carolina – 196 Pts (1 + 7 + 24 + 72 + 92 (94) (107)
5. Washington – 246 Points (27 + 28 + 45 + 67 + 79 (91) (107))
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19. Tulsa – 412 Points (70 + 74 + 82 + 85 + 101 (146) (150))
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24. Providence – 654 Points (62 + 123 + 154 + 156 + 159 (160) (163))