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Greeno & Dirksen Invite
Kansas State Heads Up to Nebraska for Greeno/Dirksen Invitational
Sep 17, 2019 | Cross Country
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to compete in the Greeno & Dirksen Invitational on Saturday, September 21 at the Mahoney Golf Course.
Coming off a performance where the men's team finished in second place and the women's team displayed a strong showing on the back end at the JK Gold Classic back on September 7, the Wildcats will look to continue their improvement in their second meet of the season.
The Wildcats get started in Lincoln, Nebraska at 9 a.m., CT beginning with the women's 5k race, followed by the men's 8k race at 9:45 a.m., CT.
"We are looking forward to competing with a more complete squad this coming weekend at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite," stated Head Coach Ryun Godfrey. "This is a new course also and therefore, it will be a new experience for some of our upperclassmen as well. It should be a good test for the group. As always, we look forward to the challenge!"
This will be the seventh time that the Wildcats have competed in the Greeno & Dirksen Invitational dating back to 2005, but the first time at Mahoney Golf Course. The women's team has finished second on three occasions (2007, 2008, 2013), while the men's team finished third in their most recent appearance in 2016.
Current seniors Anna Keeley and Keegan Donahue each participated in the last appearance at the Jay Dirksen Invitational with Keely finishing 26th with a time of 23:22.6 and Donahue finishing 90th with a time of 28:21.9.
The Mahoney Golf Course hosted the 2018 Big 10 Cross Country Championship and consists of long straightaways and rolling terrain for participants. Mahoney Golf Course can be located off 76th and Adams in Lincoln, Nebraska and parking can be found on 70th and Fremont Street in Mahoney Park.
At the JK Gold Classic, the Wildcats claimed seven top-25 finishes amongst the 15-team field. Freshman Jack Thomas on the men's side and sophomore Cayli Hume on the women's side led the way for K-State.
JK Gold Classic Recap
In the second meet of the season last year for K-State, the women's side took home the crown at the Vic Godfrey Open, scoring 61 points in the victory, while the men's squad earned a third-place finish during the event.
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. For more information on the Greeno & Dirksen Invitational, click here.
For the latest on K-State cross country follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
Coming off a performance where the men's team finished in second place and the women's team displayed a strong showing on the back end at the JK Gold Classic back on September 7, the Wildcats will look to continue their improvement in their second meet of the season.
The Wildcats get started in Lincoln, Nebraska at 9 a.m., CT beginning with the women's 5k race, followed by the men's 8k race at 9:45 a.m., CT.
"We are looking forward to competing with a more complete squad this coming weekend at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite," stated Head Coach Ryun Godfrey. "This is a new course also and therefore, it will be a new experience for some of our upperclassmen as well. It should be a good test for the group. As always, we look forward to the challenge!"
This will be the seventh time that the Wildcats have competed in the Greeno & Dirksen Invitational dating back to 2005, but the first time at Mahoney Golf Course. The women's team has finished second on three occasions (2007, 2008, 2013), while the men's team finished third in their most recent appearance in 2016.
Current seniors Anna Keeley and Keegan Donahue each participated in the last appearance at the Jay Dirksen Invitational with Keely finishing 26th with a time of 23:22.6 and Donahue finishing 90th with a time of 28:21.9.
The Mahoney Golf Course hosted the 2018 Big 10 Cross Country Championship and consists of long straightaways and rolling terrain for participants. Mahoney Golf Course can be located off 76th and Adams in Lincoln, Nebraska and parking can be found on 70th and Fremont Street in Mahoney Park.
At the JK Gold Classic, the Wildcats claimed seven top-25 finishes amongst the 15-team field. Freshman Jack Thomas on the men's side and sophomore Cayli Hume on the women's side led the way for K-State.
JK Gold Classic Recap
- K-State Men
- The team finished in second place out of 15 schools
- Freshman Jack Thomas notched the Big 12 Runner of the Week with a sixth-place finish at the Four Mile Creek Course
- His pace of 18:51.6 was the fastest time for any K-State runner at the JK Gold Classic since Fernando Roman (1st, 18:37.0) back in 2012
- Roman also clinched the Big 12 Runner of the Week award as a freshman from his performance
- Six runners placed inside the top-25 for the event (Thomas, Kerby Depenbusch (10th, 19:14.4), Noah Stevenson (11th, 19:16.2), Jack Moore (12th, 19:17.2), Keegan Donahue (19th, 19:50.7) and Mike Rohlinger (21st, 20:01.9))
- Donahue set a personal best during the 6k race, improving his time by over two minutes from his last meet at the JK Gold Classic in the 2017 season
- The team fell short of a first-place repeat with Wichita State taking the top spot (16 points)
- K-State Women
- Four runners participated in the 4k race
- Sophomore Cayli Hume earned the highest finish for K-State at the Four Mile Creek Course
- Claimed a 12th place finish (15:01.1)
- Three freshmen filled out the rest of the roster at the Four Mile Creek Course
- Hannah Stewart (29th, 15:52.1)
- Sydney Burton (32nd, 15:54.1)
- Julia Larkin (51st, 16:52.1)
In the second meet of the season last year for K-State, the women's side took home the crown at the Vic Godfrey Open, scoring 61 points in the victory, while the men's squad earned a third-place finish during the event.
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. For more information on the Greeno & Dirksen Invitational, click here.
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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