Pioneers Race At UW-La Crosse Saturday

WEST SALEM, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's and women's cross country teams ran at the UW-La Crosse Drew/Neubauer Invite on Saturday, with the men placing eighth out of 28 teams and the women coming in 14^th out of 30.

The men put together a strong effort, running well as a pack as the top four runners all finished withing eight spots of each other. Senior Troy Humpal was the top finisher for the Pioneers, placing 54^th in the field of 254 with a time of 26:14.3. Sophomore Logan Bell was one place behind for 55^th and posted a time of 26:15.0. Sophomore Joey Madsen clocked in at 26:15.5 to finish 57^th overall while sophomore Riley Coulter took 61^st at 26:20.6. The final scorer for UW-Platteville was sophomore Davin Dahl, who ran a time of 26:34.3 to place 89^th.

Senior Kaitlyn Galgon paced the women with a 51^st-place finish out of 364 runners, posting a time of 23:57.0 in the 6k. Freshman Caitlin Gorge was the next Pioneer to cross the line, running a 24:18.9 and finishing 71^st. Sophomore Hannah Fliss finished just inside the top 100, placing 98^th with a time of 24:41.5. Sophomore Natalie Kreier (24:54.7) and freshman Avery Brown (25:07.4) were the final two scorers for UW-Platteville, finishing 120^th and 130^th, respectively.

The Pioneers will compete next Friday, Oct. 21 at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Open with the women starting at 4 p.m. and the men at 4:45 p.m. The meet will be held at the UW-Whitewater Campus Course.