Cross Country competes at Beloit Olde English Classic

BELOIT, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams competed at the Beloit Olde English Classic at Leeson Park on Saturday. 

The men's team finished 2^nd out of seven teams with junior Evan Morgan leading the way with ninth-place and scoring eight points with a time of 28:45.9. Sophomore Nick Wagner finished the eight-kilomoter course in 28:50.4 for 10^th-place. Freshman Cole Shurbert-Hetzel crossed the finish line in 29:10.9, good for 15^th-place while junior Ethan Shanks recorded a time of 29:19.8 for 17^th-place. To round out the Pioneers top-five junior Garret Wernecke finished in 18^th-place with a time of 29:19.9. 

On the women's side no team score was recorded, but sophomore Teagan Seneczko finished in 17^th-place with at time of 22:00.9. Freshman Jennifer Bajorek finished the five-kilometer race in 22:43.4, good for 27^th-place. Fellow freshman Danielle Johnson crossed the finish line at the 24:56.4 mark, good for 49^th-place. 

The Pioneers return to action on Saturday Sept. 28 at the Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minn.