BHSU Makes Trip to the Southeast for the UAH Charger Cross Country Invitational

SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State University men's and women's cross country teams will be in action early on Saturday, October 12, as they get set to run against a field of more than 50 teams at the UAH Chargers Cross Country Invitational. The event hosted by the University of Alabama Huntsville gets underway at 7 a.m. MST with an 8K for the men, followed by a 6K race for the women at 7:50 a.m. MST.

RACE DETAILS
Date & Times: Saturday, October 12^th – men's 8K race at 7 a.m. MST and the women's 6K race at 7:50 a.m. MST
Location: Huntsville, Ala. – John Hunt Cross Country Park

BLACK HILLS STATE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY STORYLINES

Black Hills State began the season with a pair of top-3 finishes, recording a third place finish in the Gage McSpadden Memorial and a win in the Blue Hawk Invitational.
Gavin Kuhlenbeck has been the top runner for the Yellow Jackets this season, running to a second place finish and 6K time of 18:51.43 in the Gage McSpadden Memorial before posting a winning 8K time of 25:28.3 at the Blue Hawk Invitational.
Turner Christians has posted a pair of top-15 finishes this year, earning a 12^th place finish at the Gage McSpadden Memorial with a 6K time of 19:18.01, followed by a fifth place finish with an 8K time of 26:46.6 at the Blue Hawk Invitational.
Also posting top-10 finishes at the Dickinson State hosted meet a few weekends ago included Braik Hurm, Dominic Eberle, David Standish, Addison Red Fox, Marcos Valerio, and Justyn France.
Brian Medigovich is in his fourth season leading the Yellow Jacket cross country programs as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country.

BLACK HILLS STATE MEN'S RUNNERS

Gavin Kuhlenbeck, Turner Christians, Braik Hurm, Addison Red Fox, Marcos Valerio, Dominic Eberle, David Standish, Justyn France, and Landrum Wiley.

BLACK HILLS STATE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY STORYLINES

Black Hills State began the season with a pair of top-2 finishes, recording a second place finish in the Gage McSpadden Memorial and a win in the Blue Hawk Invitational.
Sylvia Brown has been the top runner for the Yellow Jackets this season, running to a fifth place finish with a 4K time of 15:09.30 at the Gage McSpadden Memorial before posting a winning 6K time of 22:37.4 at the Blue Hawk Invitational.
Emma Hofmeister has tallied a pair of top-5 finishes to begin her collegiate career, earning a 5^th place finish at the Gage McSpadden Memorial with a 4K time of 15:18.79 and a second place finish at the Blue Hawk Invitational with a 6K time of 23:18.2.
Katelyn Krieger, Evelyn Boyd, Alexis Weiers, Abiigail Robberson, Norah Entzi, and Sierra Hopp each also added a top-10 finish in the Dickinson State hosted meet, helping BHSU posted a perfect score of 15 for the first time since the 2018 DII West Region Preview.
Brian Medigovich is in his fourth season leading the Yellow Jacket cross country programs as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country.