Pioneers conclude season at NCAA North Regional Championships
Colfax, Wis. - The UW-Platteville men's and women's cross country teams traveled back to Whitetail Golf Course for the NCAA North Regional Championships, wrapping up the 2021 cross country season.
Colfax, Wis. - The UW-Platteville men's and women's cross country teams traveled back to Whitetail Golf Course for the NCAA North Regional Championships, wrapping up the 2021 cross country season.
The Pioneer men finished in 15th place in the team standings out of the 29 teams in the region. Logan Bell continued to see consistency on the Whitetail Golf Course cross country course, finishing first for the Pioneers in 25:48.2, less than one second off his personal best time. Caleb Christiansen saw a personal best time today, clocking 25:58.9, to finish as the Pioneer's second runner.
Riley Coulter ran a personal best time as well, finishing as the Pioneer's third runner in a time of 26:37.9. Continuing the trend of personal best times, freshman Aidan Peppard, Jason Voelker, and Jeffrey Smolinksi finished the 8,000m race in lifetime best times.
The Pioneer women's cross country team also placed 15th, out of the 32 teams in the region. Kaitlyn Galgon finished first for the Pioneers in 23:06.76, beating her time from the conference championships by almost a minute and a half. Kirstie Ramsey also bested her time from the conference championships, by almost one minute, clocking 23:32.25 to finish as the Pioneer's second runner.
Natalie Kreier and Jessica Buss ran personal bests on the Whitetail Golf Course today. Kreier finished as the Pioneer's fourth runner, clocking 24:27.86 in the 6,000m race. Buss finished as the Pioneer's sixth runner in a time of 26:17.96.
The Pioneer men's and women's cross country teams will be transitioning into the indoor track and field season to begin in January 2022. For all things Pioneer, tune into letsgopioneers.com.
Pioneer Men
Logan Bell - 49th - 25:48.12
Caleb Christiansen - 66th - 25:58.89*
Riley Coulter - 100th - 26:37.88*
Aidan Peppard - 119th - 26:55.95*
Jason Voelker - 122nd - 27:02.62*
Joey Madsen - 140th - 27:28.64
Jeffrey Smolinksi - 141st - 27:34.09*
Pioneer Women
Kaitlyn Galgon - 39th - 23:06.76
Kirstie Ramsey - 56th - 23:32.25*
Samantha Meyer - 104th - 24:27.11
Natalie Kreier - 105th - 24:27.68*
Kristin Muench - 180th - 26:10.49
Jessica Buss - 185th - 26:17.96*
Hannah Fliss -187th- 26:21.72
*Personal Best Times