Black Hills State cross country started the 2022 season strongly with a first-place overall finish at the Gage McSpadden Memorial race on Saturday.
The Yellow Jacket men finished with 26 points, scoring a team time of 1:36.29.
In the men's 6k race, the Yellow Jackets finished with a team-average time of 19:17 that was led by a second-place finish from
Matt Parker (18:57.9) and a third-place finish from
Tim Brown (19:01.3). Both times would be new personal best marks for both men in the 6k race.
Keith Osowski (19:27.0),
Hayden Grosz (19:30.3), and
Lincoln Fleischman (19:33.3) finished sixth, seventh and eight respectively.
David Standish took a 17th place finish after clocking out at 20:08.5, followed by
Levi Smith taking 18th at a 20:12.7 finish.
Justyn France (20:21.6) finished 21st,
Mason Swingholm (20:24.2) came in 22nd, and
Wyatt Ostler and
Reese Charest (20:32.6 and 20:37.3) placed 24th and 25th to round out the top 25 finishes.
Addison Red Fox (21:44.7) placed in 36th to round out the Yellow Jackets runners.
Up Next: Cross country travels to Chadron, Neb. to compete in the Chadron State Open on Friday, Sept. 16 at 9 a.m.
-BHSUAthletics.com-