Wildcats Conclude Regular Season at the Bradley Pink Classic

PEORIA, Ill. – The Kansas State men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up their regular season in rainy conditions at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday, where the K-State men placed two individuals in the top-30 overall, while the women turned in several notable performances at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois.

Senior Joe Gorthy and freshman Cooper Schroeder each placed in the top-30 overall of a competitive men's field, including Gorthy's 26^th place finish in 25:13.7 and Schroeder's 27^th place finish in 25:14.1. The duo led the Wildcats to a 19^th place team finish, as the Wildcats gear up for the Big 12 Championship on October 26 in Ames, Iowa.

"The conditions were really tough today, it was about 37 degrees and heavy rain, so the course and turns weren't as easy to maneuver," Head Coach Ryun Godfrey said. "But everyone gave it their all and I think there were some good performances."

In addition to Gorthy and Schroeder, junior Travis Hodge set a personal best in the men's 8k race on Friday, running a 26:30.7 to finish 159^th overall. Freshman Charlie Parrish, competing in his home-state of Illinois, placed 134^th overall in 26:18.5, while redshirt freshman Dylan Brenneman rounded out the K-State top-five finishers in 26:40.0 in 176^th place.

For the K-State women, senior Emma Wren put together a strong performance in the women's 6k race to lead the Wildcats, finishing in 21:51.7 in 54^th place, followed by sophomore Cara Melgares, who finished in 21:56.1 in 66^th place.

With five Wildcat runners entered in the women's 6k, K-State turned in their best effort, including a pair of personal bests from sophomore Kassidy Johnson, who crossed the finish line in 22:03.3 to place 83^rd and junior Anna Keeley, who placed 140^th with a time of 22:32.9. Sophomore Victoria Robinson also came close to eclipsing her personal best, finishing in 24:07.6, just off her personal best of 24:03 set at the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic two weeks ago.

"They have been training really hard and may not have been as fresh as we will be in a few weeks," Godfrey said of the women's team. "But overall I liked what I saw from them today, especially Anna [Keeley] and Kassidy [Johnson]."

With the Wildcats concluding their regular season on Friday, they will shift their focus to the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa on October 26. Following the Big 12 Championship, K-State will make a return trip to Peoria, Illinois, as the Wildcats compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional on November 9 at Newman Golf Course.

"We will take the weekend to recover a little bit, but from there we will get right back at it from a training standpoint and prepare for Big 12's in two weeks," Godfrey added.

For the latest on K-State cross country, follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter using the hashtag #KStateXC or on the team's Facebook page.

Bradley Pink Classic
Peoria, Illinois
Newman Golf Course

Women's team finishes: 1. Iowa State, 54 points; 2. South Dakota, 143 points; 3. Illinois, 147 points; 4. Grand Valley State, 161 points; 5. Toledo, 185 points; 6. Iowa, 134 points; 7. Butler, 241 points; 8. Bradley, 316 points; 9. Xavier, 337 points; 10. Northern Illinois, 341 points; 11. Loyola, 355 points; 12. Saint Louis, 361 points; 13. Oakland, 369 points; 14. Wright State, 400 points; 15. UMKC, 432 points; 16. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 471 points; 17. Minnesota, 479 points; 18. Missouri State, 501 points; 19. Northern Iowa, 539 points; 20. Belmont, 550 points; 21. Kansas State, 566 points; 22. Bowling Green, 573 points; 23. Kent State, 620 points; 24. Eastern Illinois, 641 points; 25. IUPUI, 658 points; 26. Cincinnati, 694 points; 27. Marquette, 695 points; 28. Southern Illinois, 738 points; 29. Purdue-Fort Wayne, 763 points; 30. Indiana, 771 points; 31. Illinois-Chicago, 784 points; 32. Drake, 842 points; 33. SIU Edwardsville, 902 points; 34. Nebraska, 910 points; 35. Western Illinois, 919 points; 36. Creighton, 967 points; 37. Missouri, 1,013 points; 38. Valparaiso, 1,134 points; 39. Western Michigan, 1,158 points.

Women's top-5: 1. Cailie Logue, 20:32.6, Iowa State; 2. Athena Welsh, 20:36.1, Toledo; 3. Rachel Walny, 20:44.4, Bowling Green; 4. Anne Frisbie, 20:44.7, Iowa State; 5. Lindsey Brewis, 20:45.8, Loyola (Ill.).

K-State women's finishes: 54. Emma Wren, 21:51.7; 66. Cara Melgares, 21:56.1; 83. Kassidy Johnson, 22:03.3; 140. Anna Keeley, 22:32.9; 259. Victoria Robinson, 24:07.6

Men's team finishes: 1. Bradley, 63 points; 2. Grand Valley State, 83 points; 3. Illinois, 166 points; 4. Saint Louis, 227 points; 5. Indiana, 236 points; 6. Bowling Green, 244 points; 7. Eastern Illinois, 267 points; 8. IUPUI, 293 points; 9. Marquette, 343 points; 10. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 383 points; 11. Cincinnati, 386 points; 12. Drake, 414 points; 13. UMKC, 419 points; 14. Northern Iowa, 436 points; 15. Valparaiso, 441 points; 16. Southern Illinois, 444 points; 17. Xavier, 460 points; 18. Loyola, 476 points; 19. Kansas State, 499 points; 20. South Dakota, 527 points; 21. SIU Edwardsville, 539 points; 22. Nebraska, 550 points; 23. Kent State, 556 points; 24. DePaul, 566 points; 25. Illinois State, 597 points; 26. Toledo, 606 points; 27. Illinois-Chicago, 659 points; 28. Wright State, 684 points; 29. Butler, 763 points; 30. Oakland, 765 points; 31. Missouri, 796 points; 32. Creighton, 888 points; 33. Western Illinois, 1,010 points;

Men's top-5: 1. Zack Panning, 24:06.7, Grand Valley State; 2. Enael Woldemichael, 24:29.7, Grand Valley State; 3. Josh Maier, 24:34.1, Southern Illinois; 4. Aaron Bienenfeld, 24:36.7, Cincinnati; 5. Jake Hoffert, 24:39.1, Bradley.

K-State men's finishes: 26. Joe Gorthy, 25:13.7; 27. Cooper Schroeder, 25:14.1; 134. Charlie Parrish, 26:18.5; 159. Travis Hodge, 26:30.7; 176. Dylan Brenneman, 26:40.0; 191. Kurt Loevenstein, 26:49.4; 209. Noah Stevenson, 26:59.6; 220. Pierce Flanders, 27:09.3

Wildcats Conclude Regular Season at the Bradley Pink Classic

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Brenneman

Pierce Flanders

Joe Gorthy

Travis Hodge

Kassidy Johnson

Anna Keeley

Kurt Loevenstein

Cara Melgares

Charlie Parrish

Victoria Robinson

Cooper Schroeder

Noah Stevenson

Emma Wren