Pioneers Run At Blugold Invite Friday

COLFAX, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams ran at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite on Friday evening at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wisconsin. The course was a preview of the 2023 NCAA North Regional Championships, which will take place on November 11.

Men's Highlights

The Pioneers placed ninth out of 30 teams in the varsity 8k with a total of 266 points. Sophomore Caden Schneider paced the scoring runners with a 39^th-place finish behind a time of 26:02.40. The other four scorers for UW-Platteville finished between 60 and 64, with freshman Zachary Sporaa leading the group at 26:21.90 for 60^th. Senior Caleb Christiansen was 62^nd at 26:24.00, and junior Korbin Eisler (26:24.10) and junior Jakob Eggen (26:24.70) were right behind for the next two spots.

In the men's open 8k, the Pioneers finished fifth of 16 teams with 147 points. Junior Riley Coulter was the top finisher for UW-Platteville in the race, taking 13^th overall with a time of 26:58.53. Freshman Paul Pfeifer came in 32^nd, running a time of 27:48.92, while junior Xavier Lasee finished 10 seconds behind (27:58.12) for 40^th. The final two scorers in the open race were freshman Dylan Powell (28:03.89) and freshman Phillip Dart (28:07.81), who took 46^th and 50^th, respectively.

Women's Highlights

Senior Hannah Fliss was the top finisher for the Pioneers in the women's varsity 6k, crossing the line in 23:50.70 for 48^th overall. Junior Natalie Kreier was next, posting a time of 23:56.40, which was good for 54^th overall. A minute later, sophomore Avery Brown took 115^th at 24:57.20, while freshman Kendra Downing (26:21.20) and sophomore Leah Digmann (26:27.40) were the final two scorers with 168^th- and 173^rd-place finishes.

Up Next

After a week off, the Pioneers will compete at the Augustana Interregional Invite on Saturday, October 14. The meet begins at 11 a.m. from Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois.