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Friday, September 14
East Lansing, Mich.
11:40 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Auto Owners/Playmakers Spartan Invitational
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Cross Country
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/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
Rebecca Sippel
Cross Country Heads to Michigan on Friday Afternoon
9/12/2018 2:14:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons will head north for the Auto Owners/Playmakers Spartan Invitational this Friday (Sept. 14) afternoon.
Meet: Auto Owners/Playmakers Spartan Invitational
When: Friday, September 14 | 11:40 a.m. (men) | 12:15 p.m. (women)
Where: Lansing, Mich. | Forest Akers East Golf Course
Field: Ashland, Ball State, Bay CC, Calvin, Central Michigan, Cleary, Concordia, Ferris State, Grace Christian, Grand Valley, Hillsdale, Kellogg, Lansing CC, Lawrence Tech, Macomb, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Mid-Michigan, Muskegon, Northern Michigan, Northwood, Saginaw Valley, Saint Clair County CC, Stout, Western Michigan, Youngstown State
Live Results: Results
MEN'S PREVIEW (8K)
The Mastodons are coming off a fourth place finish at the Butler Twilight Invitational, which opened the 2018 season two weeks ago. The top finisher for Purdue Fort Wayne was Logan Kitchen, who finished ninth with a time of 19:31.8. Not far behind Kitchen was Robert Peck with a time of 19:54.9 (13th). Sam Williamson (22nd, 20:17.8) and Alex Barton (27th, 20:27.4) each earned top 30 finishes to start the 2018 season. Butler's meet was a 6K event, with the 'Dons extending to 8K on Friday at Michigan State.
WOMEN'S PREVIEW (6K)
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's team earned a fifth place finish at the Butler Twilight to start their season. Emma Rafuse finished first overall with a time of 17:17.8 in the 5K. It was a new course record and her second consecutive season opening victory. Earning 17th, Hannah Aschliman ran a time of 19:23.5. The Mastodons had two more runners finish in the top 30 with Rebecca Sippel earning 21st (19:38.9) and Sophia Hirzel earning 29th (20:09.0).
UP NEXT
The 'Dons travel to Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 28.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Meet: Auto Owners/Playmakers Spartan Invitational
When: Friday, September 14 | 11:40 a.m. (men) | 12:15 p.m. (women)
Where: Lansing, Mich. | Forest Akers East Golf Course
Field: Ashland, Ball State, Bay CC, Calvin, Central Michigan, Cleary, Concordia, Ferris State, Grace Christian, Grand Valley, Hillsdale, Kellogg, Lansing CC, Lawrence Tech, Macomb, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Mid-Michigan, Muskegon, Northern Michigan, Northwood, Saginaw Valley, Saint Clair County CC, Stout, Western Michigan, Youngstown State
Live Results: Results
MEN'S PREVIEW (8K)
The Mastodons are coming off a fourth place finish at the Butler Twilight Invitational, which opened the 2018 season two weeks ago. The top finisher for Purdue Fort Wayne was Logan Kitchen, who finished ninth with a time of 19:31.8. Not far behind Kitchen was Robert Peck with a time of 19:54.9 (13th). Sam Williamson (22nd, 20:17.8) and Alex Barton (27th, 20:27.4) each earned top 30 finishes to start the 2018 season. Butler's meet was a 6K event, with the 'Dons extending to 8K on Friday at Michigan State.
WOMEN'S PREVIEW (6K)
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's team earned a fifth place finish at the Butler Twilight to start their season. Emma Rafuse finished first overall with a time of 17:17.8 in the 5K. It was a new course record and her second consecutive season opening victory. Earning 17th, Hannah Aschliman ran a time of 19:23.5. The Mastodons had two more runners finish in the top 30 with Rebecca Sippel earning 21st (19:38.9) and Sophia Hirzel earning 29th (20:09.0).
UP NEXT
The 'Dons travel to Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 28.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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