Cross Country Heads to the Summit League Championships

Saturday, October 28

Vermillion, S.D.

12 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Summit League Championship

Cross Country Heads to the Summit League Championships

10/27/2017 10:58:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Meet: Summit League Championships
When: Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. ET Men's 8K | 1:00 p.m. ET Women's 6K
Where: Vermillion, S.D. | Bluffs Golf Course
Live Results: Link
Twitter Updates: @SummitChamps
Course Map: Link

Course Description:
The course will be set up into two loops. The first loop will be 1,000 meters and participants will complete this loop at the start and conclusion of the race. The second loop of 2,000 meters will be run twice for the women and three times for the men in the middle portion of the race. The course consists of primarily grass with small rolling hills.

Men's Preview:
Following last weekend's meet at the Bradley Classic, the Fort Wayne men's cross country team will head to the Summit League Championships Saturday (Oct. 28) in Vermillion, South Dakota. The 'Dons will send nine runners to this year's event being held at Bluffs Golf Course, which is hosting the event for the first time in league history. Sam Williamson led the Mastodons at the conference meet last year with an 8K time of 26:29.8, followed by Bret Unger's time of 27:01.5. Also returning to the event this year include Connor Shaffer, Logan Kitchen, Sammy Moran, Gabe O'Keefe, Robert Peck, Alex Barton and Kurt Unger.

Women's Preview:
The 'Dons, who finished fifth last year, return five athletes from last year's event, including their two top finishers, Emma Rafuse and Rebecca Sippel, who ran a 22:43.0 and a 22:56.7, respectively. Also returning to the event are sophomores Morgan Blyly, Danielle Frank, Hannah Aschliman and junior Caitlyn Kiekhaefer. New to this year's event is freshman Sophia Hirzel. Rafuse owns the league's top three 5K times and the second best 6K time this season.

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