Saturday, September 7
Wichita, Kan.
Kansas State University
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JK Gold Classic
Cross Country Opens 2019 Campaign at the JK Gold Classic
Sep 04, 2019 | Cross Country
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State men's and women's cross country teams (September 4) will begin their 2019 season this weekend, as the Wildcats travel to Wichita, Kansas to race in the 71st annual J.K. Gold Classic at Four Mile Creek Resort on Saturday, September 7.
For the 11th season in a row, K-State will travel back to a meet where the men's team pulled off an impressive victory in 2018 with a 25-point outing while the women's squad notched a second place finish with 54 points.
"We are looking forward to opening up the competitive season at the JK Gold Classic," stated head coach Ryun Godfrey. "We will be competing with a partial squad, but nonetheless, we are looking forward to taking the next step. Training has been going well. Our end-goal is being ready for Big 12's and NCAA Regionals, however, the JK Gold provides for a more accurate gauge of our racing fitness at this point."
The Wildcats get started at 8:30 a.m., CT with the start of the University/College men's 6k race, followed by the University/College women's 4k race at 9:00 a.m., CT.
K-State at a Glance
2018 Recap
Four Mile Creek Resort, formerly RAFT Golf Course, features a 6k race for the men, in which the runners complete two loops of a 3k course and a 4k race for the women made up of two 2k loops. Four Mile Creek Resort is located off Tawakoni Road in Augusta, Kansas.
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 J.K. Gold Classic, 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.
For the 11th season in a row, K-State will travel back to a meet where the men's team pulled off an impressive victory in 2018 with a 25-point outing while the women's squad notched a second place finish with 54 points.
"We are looking forward to opening up the competitive season at the JK Gold Classic," stated head coach Ryun Godfrey. "We will be competing with a partial squad, but nonetheless, we are looking forward to taking the next step. Training has been going well. Our end-goal is being ready for Big 12's and NCAA Regionals, however, the JK Gold provides for a more accurate gauge of our racing fitness at this point."
The Wildcats get started at 8:30 a.m., CT with the start of the University/College men's 6k race, followed by the University/College women's 4k race at 9:00 a.m., CT.
K-State at a Glance
- The Wildcats Return 17 letter winners (eight men, nine women) from the 2018 season
- Just two seniors make-up the 2019 squad, Keegan Donahue and Anna Keeley
- K-State competes in seven events in the 2019 campaign
- Head Coach Ryun Godfrey enters his sixth season at Kansas State
- Both the men's and women's teams each return four runners from the 2018 NCAA Midwest Regional
- Nine newcomers join the 2019 cross country group
2018 Recap
- K-State Men
- Earned a second consecutive top-five team finish at the Big 12 Championship in 2018
- Finished 17th (out of 31 teams) at the NCAA Midwest Regional
- Sophomore Cooper Schroeder led the Wildcats in three of the six races for 2018, including a 22nd place finish at the Big 12 Championship and a 68th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional
- K-State returns two top-100 finishers at the 2018 NCAA Midwest Regionals (C. Schroeder and junior Ethan Powell)
- K-State Women
- Earned a first place finish at the Vic Godfrey Open in 2018, scoring 61 points for the event
- Placed 18th (out of 34 teams) at the NCAA Midwest Regional
- Junior Cara Melgares led the Wildcats in two of the six meets in 2018, including a second place finish at the Vic Godfrey Open
- Melgares holds the fastest 6k time amongst the 2019 K-State roster (21:15.9)
- Junior Kassidy Johnson and Melgares both placed in the top 100 at the NCAA Midwest Regional, with Melgares placing 66th and Johnson finishing 80th
Four Mile Creek Resort, formerly RAFT Golf Course, features a 6k race for the men, in which the runners complete two loops of a 3k course and a 4k race for the women made up of two 2k loops. Four Mile Creek Resort is located off Tawakoni Road in Augusta, Kansas.
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 J.K. Gold Classic, 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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