BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana State University Billings men's and women's cross country teams continued their push before postseason action, with both teams competing at the Tyson Invite on Friday, hosted by Gonzaga.
In their final meets before heading to the conference tournament, both Yellowjacket teams continued to round into form, with a number of athletes setting both season and personal bests at the race. The Yellowjacket men placed fourth overall with 122 points, while the women placed sixth overall with 166 points.
For MSUB's men, Logan Milek paced the way with his first career sub-25-minute mark in the 8K with a time of 24:51.4, coming in 10th place. Jimmy Reed was the next Yellowjacket to cross the finish line, coming in 31st with a PR time of 26:13.0. Will Hyatt came in 47th, continuing a streak of season-best races with a time of 27:02.6. Donald Voetberg and Mason Gregoire rounded off the Yellowjacket men's point finishers with a pair of PR times, coming in 48th and 50th respectively. Voetberg turned in a time of 27:07.0, and Gregoire totaled a time of 27:12.4.
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Also totaling PRs for the MSUB men were Ben Carleski, who placed 67th with a mark of 28:01.3, and Alex Benner, who finished 81st with a time of 28:57.1. Bruce Reed earned a season-best time of 28:19.7, coming in 73rd.
For the Yellowjacket women, Micah Strong led the pack with a PR mark of 22:55.0, dropping below the 23-minute mark. MSUB's next two finishers both set season bests, with Ally Coey finishing in 35th with a time of 23:30.0 and Gracyn Rock taking 44th with a time of 24:24.5. Adison Carlson finished shortly behind Rock in 47th, recording a PR time of 24:46.1. Chloe Shennum rounded out MSUB's points finishers with a time of 25:07.7, placing 50th.
The Yellowjackets also saw PRs from Kinley Bruno, whose time of 25:41.5 placed 54th; Claire Dayton, who came in 62nd with a time of 26:36.1; and Madi Gordon, who placed 69th with a time of 28:19.7. Angela Russo ran a season-best time of 26:51.3, placing 64th.
The Buzz: Milek and Strong were named the Athletes of the Meet.
The Yellowjackets will race next at the GNAC Championships, with the women running a 6K and the men running a 10K. The conference meet will be hosted by Western Oregon University on November 7, with the race taking place at Ash Creek Preserve. The men's race will start at 12 p.m. MT (11 a.m. PT), while the women's race will commence at 12:40 p.m. MT (11:40 a.m. PT). The GNAC Cross Country Championships homepage can be found online here.
