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K-State Competes in Under Armour Pre-Nationals Invitational on Saturday
Oct 15, 2019 | Cross Country
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With postseason competitions around the corner, the Kansas State men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Terre Haute, Indiana for the Under Armour Pre-Nationals Invitational at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on Saturday, October 19.
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This will be the last meet before the Wildcats head to the Big 12 Championships on Saturday, November 2.
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The Pre-Nationals Invitational, which is a considered a yearly preview of the NCAA Championships with some of the best men's and women's teams in the country, will air live on FloTrack and can be found by clicking here. The course will be the site of the NCAA Championships, which is set for Saturday, November 23.
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"The race will be very fast and the competition will be very strong as well," said Head Coach Ryun Godfrey. "I expect our team to rise to the occasion and have their best performance of the year."
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Saturday's races will feature 57 men's teams, including 11 ranked in the Top 30, and 64 women's teams, including 10 ranked in the Top 30. Among the top men's teams competing include Top 10 BYU (second), Colorado (third), Washington (fourth) and Ole Miss (eighth), while the women's field includes No. 2 BYU, No. 3 Colorado, No. 7 Michigan and No. 8 Washington.
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The meet will start at 10 a.m., CT with the women's 6k Blue Race, followed by the men's 8k Blue Race (10:35 a.m.), women's 6k White Race (11:15 a.m.), men's 8k White Race (11:50 a.m.), women's 6k Open Race (12:30 p.m.) and men's 8k Open Race (1:05 p.m.). K-State will learn its race assignment on Thursday.
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This will mark the first time since 2014 that K-State has competed at the Pre-National event. During that year, the Wildcats finished in the top-30 in both competitions with the men's squad combining for a 24th place-finish and the women's team ending their run with a 26th place-finish.
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With a third-place effort at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational back on October 4, the men's squad kept its No. 12 ranking in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Midwest Region poll back on October 7.
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Led by sophomore Ethan Powell, the men's team would clinch their third straight top-three performance of the 2019 season at the Joe Piane Invitational. Powell earned a fifth-place individual finish and completed the race at 24:28.59, a new personal best for the Colorado Springs, Colorado native.
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Powell was among three Wildcats who finished in the top 25 at the meet, which included sophomore Cooper Schroeder (13th, 24:38.33) and freshmen Hadley Splechter (22nd, 24:54.86). Six of the eight Wildcats who competed in the race set new personal bests at the Burke Golf Course (Powell, Schroeder, Splechter, sophomore Kerby Depenbusch, sophomore David Lutgen and junior Noah Stevenson).
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Freshman Jaybe Shufelberger would take the top spot for the women's team at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational, finishing in 16th place and setting a new personal best in the 5k race at 17:26.92. This is the second consecutive top-25 place finish for the Topeka, Kansas native. Back on September 21, Shufelberger would finish 23rd at the Greeno and Dirksen Invitational.
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Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational Recap
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Results will be made available on www.kstatesports.com and K-State Track & Field and Cross Country social media accounts following the conclusion of Saturday's races.
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For more information on the Under Armour Pre-Nationals Invitational, click here.
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For the latest on K-State cross country follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
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This will be the last meet before the Wildcats head to the Big 12 Championships on Saturday, November 2.
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The Pre-Nationals Invitational, which is a considered a yearly preview of the NCAA Championships with some of the best men's and women's teams in the country, will air live on FloTrack and can be found by clicking here. The course will be the site of the NCAA Championships, which is set for Saturday, November 23.
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"The race will be very fast and the competition will be very strong as well," said Head Coach Ryun Godfrey. "I expect our team to rise to the occasion and have their best performance of the year."
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Saturday's races will feature 57 men's teams, including 11 ranked in the Top 30, and 64 women's teams, including 10 ranked in the Top 30. Among the top men's teams competing include Top 10 BYU (second), Colorado (third), Washington (fourth) and Ole Miss (eighth), while the women's field includes No. 2 BYU, No. 3 Colorado, No. 7 Michigan and No. 8 Washington.
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The meet will start at 10 a.m., CT with the women's 6k Blue Race, followed by the men's 8k Blue Race (10:35 a.m.), women's 6k White Race (11:15 a.m.), men's 8k White Race (11:50 a.m.), women's 6k Open Race (12:30 p.m.) and men's 8k Open Race (1:05 p.m.). K-State will learn its race assignment on Thursday.
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This will mark the first time since 2014 that K-State has competed at the Pre-National event. During that year, the Wildcats finished in the top-30 in both competitions with the men's squad combining for a 24th place-finish and the women's team ending their run with a 26th place-finish.
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With a third-place effort at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational back on October 4, the men's squad kept its No. 12 ranking in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Midwest Region poll back on October 7.
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Led by sophomore Ethan Powell, the men's team would clinch their third straight top-three performance of the 2019 season at the Joe Piane Invitational. Powell earned a fifth-place individual finish and completed the race at 24:28.59, a new personal best for the Colorado Springs, Colorado native.
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Powell was among three Wildcats who finished in the top 25 at the meet, which included sophomore Cooper Schroeder (13th, 24:38.33) and freshmen Hadley Splechter (22nd, 24:54.86). Six of the eight Wildcats who competed in the race set new personal bests at the Burke Golf Course (Powell, Schroeder, Splechter, sophomore Kerby Depenbusch, sophomore David Lutgen and junior Noah Stevenson).
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Freshman Jaybe Shufelberger would take the top spot for the women's team at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational, finishing in 16th place and setting a new personal best in the 5k race at 17:26.92. This is the second consecutive top-25 place finish for the Topeka, Kansas native. Back on September 21, Shufelberger would finish 23rd at the Greeno and Dirksen Invitational.
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Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational Recap
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- K-State Men
- The team finished in third place out of 20 schools
- Sophomore Ethan Powell earned a fifth-place finish at the event with a pace of 24:28.59
- Set a personal record during the 8k run by nearly a minute (25:22.2)
- Three runners placed inside the top-25 at the Burke Golf Course (Powell, Cooper Schroeder (13th, 24:38.33) and Hadley Splechter (22nd, 24:54.86)
- The team has now completed three straight top-three finishes at each event in the 2019 season
- K-State Women
- Shufelberger took home another top-25 individual placing for K-State (16th, 17:26.92)
- Many personal bests were achieved in the 5k race:
- Cayli Hume (89th, 18:29.26)
- Hannah Stewart (114th, 18:45.9)
- Delaney Kemp (133rd, 19:02.5)
- Sydney Burton (129th, 20:03.18)
- Alex Ferguson (159th, 22:23.0)
- Ferguson improved her time by nearly two minutes from her previous 5k run at the Jay Dirksen Invitational
Results will be made available on www.kstatesports.com and K-State Track & Field and Cross Country social media accounts following the conclusion of Saturday's races.
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For more information on the Under Armour Pre-Nationals Invitational, click here.
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For the latest on K-State cross country follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
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