Wildcats Conclude Regular Season at Bradley Pink Classic

Friday, October 13

Peoria, Ill.

4 p.m.

Kansas State University

Bradley Pink Classic

Wildcats Conclude Regular Season at Bradley Pink Classic

Oct 13, 2017 | Cross Country

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PEORIA, Ill. – The Kansas State men's and women's cross country teams concluded their regular season schedule on Friday at the Bradley Pink Classic with a set of strong performances, as the men's team placed fifth overall with 151 points, and the women followed with a 13^th place performance with 382 points.

The No. 14 Midwest ranked men's team took to Newman Golf Course first on Friday afternoon in a field of 27 teams. The senior tandem of Colton Donahue and Lukas Koch led the Wildcats with top-15 finishes, as Donahue finished 11^th overall with a time of 24:58.7, and Koch in 14^th with a time of 25:02.2. Koch's finish set a new personal best, finishing 21 seconds faster than his previous record that set last year in the same meet.

"The guys did a pretty good job," head coach Ryun Godfrey said of the men's performance. "To get fifth out of 27 [teams] is a good effort. I was pleased with how the team did and I expect them to do the same into conference as well."

In the men's race, Iowa's Nathan Mylenek won the race with a time of 24:26.2. Iowa claimed the men's team victory totaling 84 points, outpacing the host team Bradley, who scored 98 points.

The No. 9 Midwest ranked women looked to defend their ranking against a crowded field, including 10 teams ranked in their respective regionals. The Wildcats were led out by senior Kayla Doll, who had the top performance with time of 21:34.6 to finish in 21^st place. Doll's performance puts her ninth all-time at the course in K-State history. Junior Emma Wren improved on her personal best time set on September 30 at the Cowboy Jamboree by setting another personal record with a time of 21:54.1. The Wildcats top-five was rounded out by Cara Melgares (61^st, 22:15.2), Sydney Collins (75^th, 22:25.3) and Erin Lee (184^th, 24:07.8).

"Kayla [Doll] had a good race, and Emma [Wren] finished very well," Godfrey said. "It can be tough to place five runners without gaps in a field of 30 teams. We are going to take a few days to recover from this meet then get back after it and train hard for conference."

The South Dakota women's team came away with the victory in the women's red race, scoring a total of 105 points. The women's race was won by Loyola's Lindsey Brewis, who finished with a time of 20:36.3.

The Wildcats will take the next two weeks to prepare for the Big 12 Championships on October 28 in Round Rock, Texas. The meet will take place at Old Settlers Park, with the men racing first at 9:00 a.m. and the women following at 10:00 a.m. Check out the Big 12 Championship meet website here.

Bradley Pink Classic
Newman Golf Course
Peoria, Ill.

Men's Team Finishes: 1. Iowa, 84 points; 2. Bradley, 98 points; 3. Nebraska, 129 points; 4. Marquette, 138 points; 5. Kansas State, 151 points; 6. Windsor, 170 points; 7. Oakland, 174 points; 8. Drake, 273 points; 9. Wichita State, 274 points; 10. Loyola, 288 points; 11. South Dakota, 293 points; 12. Eastern Illinois, 314 points; 13. Illinois State, 329 points; 14. IUPUI, 341 points; 15. Illinois-Chicago, 382 points; 16. DePaul, 460 points; 17. Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 473 points; 18. Missouri, 488 points; 19. Toledo, 493 points; 20. SIU Edwardsville, 551 points; 21. Northern Iowa, 586 points; 22. IPFW, 602 points; 23. Xavier, 636 points; 24. Valparaiso, 675 points; 25. Southeastern Missouri, 689 points; 26. Wisconsin – Green Bay, 701 points; 27. Western Illinois, 796 points.

Men's Individual Top-5: 1. Nathan Mylenek, Iowa (24:26.2); 2. Taylor FloydMews, Bradley (24:34.0); 3. Jake Hoffert, Bradley (24:34.1); 4. Wyatt McGuire, Nebraska (24:36.3); 5. Alex Baker, Loyola (24:44.3).

K-State Men's Finishes: 11. Colton Donahue (24:58.7); 14. Lukas Koch (25:02.2); 40. Brett Bachman (25:35.5); 44. Bryan Zack (25:37.0); 45. Jeff Bachman (25:37.8); 85. Joe Gorthy (26:15.9); 131. Nicholas Skinner (27:02.4); 154. Sam Oxandale (27:16.4); 181. Keegan Donahue (27:48.4).

Men's Open 8k: 67. Travis Hodge (28:33.7).

Women's Team Finishes: 1. South Dakota, 105 points; 2. Marquette, 136 points; 3. Bradley, 152 points; 4. Loyola, 160 points; 5. Northern Illinois, 168 points; 6. Northern Iowa, 181 points; 7. Xavier, 186 points; 8. Oakland, 198 points; 9. Iowa, 204 points; 10. Southeastern Missouri, 297 points; 11. Illinois State, 324 points; 12. Saint Louis, 348 points; 13. Kansas State, 382 points; 14. Nebraska, 403 points; 15. Wichita State, 407 points; 16. IUPUI, 471 points; 17. Missouri State, 472 points; 18. Eastern Illinois, 499 points; 19. Missouri, 506 points; 20. Toledo, 523 points; 21. Ball State, 536 points; 22. Drake, 603 points; 23. IPWFW, 612 points; 24. Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 613 points; 25. Illinois – Chicago, 631 points; 26. SIU Edwardsville, 681 points; 27. Nebraska – Omaha, 682 points; 28. DePaul, 733 points; 29. Western Illinois, 828 points; 30. Valparaiso, 871 points; 31. Wisconsin – Green Bay, 959 points.

Women's Individual Top-5: 1. Lindsey Brewis, Loyola (20:36.3); 2. Andrea Shine, Iowa (20:47.3); 3. Maggie Schneider, Oakland (21:02.3); 4. Emma Rafuse, IPFW (21:06.0); 5. Megan Billington, South Dakota (21:11.6).

K-State Women's Finishes: 21. Kayla Doll (21:34.6); 41. Emma Wren (21:54.1); 61. Cara Melgares (22:15.2); 75. Sydney Collins (22:25.3); 184. Erin Lee (24:07.8); 195. Kassidy Johnson (24:34.7); 203. Victoria Robinson (25:55.2).

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