Young Cats Place Two in Top 10 at MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational

MSU runner Ty Mogan

Photo by: Kelly Gorham

Young Cats Place Two in Top 10 at MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational

9/17/2016 1:13:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country

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Montana State cross country coach Lyle Weese knew his Bobcat squads were somewhat an unknown heading into the 40th MSU-Bozeman Running Company Invitational, Saturday morning at Bridger Creek Golf Course.

By: Tom Schulz

Montana State cross country coach Lyle Weese knew his Bobcat squads were somewhat an unknown heading into the 40^th MSU-Bozeman Running Company Invitational, Saturday morning at Bridger Creek Golf Course.

What he found was the Bobcats have two solid frontrunners on both the men's and women's side, and a host of newcomers that received their first taste of collegiate cross country competition.

Ty Mogan paced Montana State placing sixth overall covering the 5-mile course in time of 24.51. His showing helped the Bobcat men to a fourth place team finish.

Mogan, a sophomore from Laurel, was followed in the top seven by Zach Kughn, 21^st, 25.39, Adam Wollant, 25^th, 26.02, Anthony Schmalz, 28^th, 26.07, Noah Kirkland, 34^th, 26.20, Cameron Carroll, 36^th, 26.32, and Martin Ponce, 37^th, 26.35.

Other finishers for the Bobcats included Gannon Chamberlain, 52^nd, 26.43, Shawn Peden, 63^rd, 27.16, and Andrew Vandine, 65^th, 27.22.

Utah State won the men's team title collecting 43 points. The Aggies were followed by Weber State 45, Wyoming 57, MSU 114, Idaho State 119, Montana 188, North Dakota 207, and Northern Colorado 226.

Derrick Williams of NCAA Division II power CSU-Pueblo won the individual crown with a clocking of 24.30 – the third fastest time ever recorded in the Bridger Creek course.

Alyssa Snyder led the Bobcat women's squad finishing tenth overall. The sophomore from Coalville, Utah, covered the 3-mile course in 17.10. She was followed in MSU's top seven by Layne Oliver, 28^th, 17.42, Madison Liechty, 38^th, 18.05, Louisa Serpe, 39^th, 18.08, Kelsi Lasota, 40^th, 18.08, Kimberly Parsell, 43^rd, 18.13, and Sierra Tucker, 44^th, 18.13.

Other finishers included Kendra Larson, 64^th, 18.21, McKenna Ramsay, 81^st, 19.01, Rychelle DeNardo, 82^nd, 19.04, Stori Smith, 94^th, 19.28, Alisa Drenner, 103^rd, 20.39, and Zoe Loudermilk, 106^th, 21.00.

Utah captured the women's team title with 49 points. The Utes were followed by Weber State 53, Wyoming 62, Utah State 70, MSU 155, Montana 175, Northern Colorado 197, Idaho State 217, and North Dakota 259.

Weber State's Hailey Whetten won the women's individual race in a time of 16.38 – the second fastest women's time ever recorded on the Bridger Creek course.