TIGERS ALL OVER THE RECORD BOOKS IN TEAM BEST PERFORMANCE IN DWU CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY
Sioux Center, Iowa – Men and Women's cross country competed today at the Holiday Inn Express Classic in Sioux Center, Iowa. This was the Tigers best team performance of the season and in Tiger cross country history. Three athletes for the Men's side broke into the top 10 all-time list. Wyatt Baldauf (2nd all-time), Justin Sorensen (5th all-time) and Caleb Sayler (6th all-time) were the three athletes that had career days. This marks another milestone finish for Baldauf as his 25:00.92 time was good for second all-time. Annika Vermeulen represented the women's cross country team with a time of 20:49.96.
Results:
Women's 5K Race:
72nd - Annika Vermeulen - 20:49.96
Men's 8K Race:
11th - Wyatt Baldauf - 25:00.92 (2nd All-Time Finish in DWU History)
26th - Justin Sorensen - 25:56.59 (5th All-Time Finish in DWU History)
27th - Caleb Sayler – 25:58.11 (6th All-Time Finish in DWU History)
69th - Hunter Shanks - 27:10.08
113th - Layne Lewis - 28:22.90
Team Finish – 8th of 14 teams.
Assistant Coach Roger Malonda Thoughts:
" Today was a huge milestone in our road to building a championship program. Still speechless about the performances but being proud of the squad would be an understatement. Everyone trusted the plan to compete on difficult courses early this season and it's starting to pay off."
Head Coach Matt Rosado Quote:
"When we decided to make the last-minute switch for this weekend we hoped for good performances against some of the top GPAC schools. To run the way they did today, I believe we took a step forward. November will be good for us as we continue to grow and get better. Having 3 runners run sub 26mins in the 8k is something we've never seen from a Tiger team in years past. These aren't the same Tigers we saw In August."
Up Next
- Women and Men's cross country has a week off and then is back on the line Saturday, October 22 at the Great Lakes Challenge starting at 10:00 a.m. in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
