LaMere leads the way at Blugold Invite

COLFAX, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's cross country team once again didn't send its full team on Friday, but finished in seventh out of 25 teams at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite.  

Sophomore Ian LaMere led the Pioneers, finishing in fourth-place with a time of 24:44. There was just a four-second difference between LaMere and third and second place finishers. Senior Sam Poser completed the 8k course with a time of 25:25, good for 13th-place. Fellow senior Ethan Shanks crossed the finish line in 45th-place with a time of 26:22. Junior Nick Wagner recorded a time of 27:00, while Matt Wubben rounded out the Pioneer top-five with a time of 27:24. 

UW-Platteville will host the Pioneer Gender Equity Invitational on Saturday Oct. 11. The men will start the meet at 10:30 a.m. followed by the women at 10:33 a.m., so both genders will finish roughly the same time.