WOMEN'S RESULTS | MEN'S RESULTS

MONMOUTH, Ore. –The Western Oregon cross country team hosted the Ash Creek Invitational #1 on Friday evening, held at the Ash Creek Preserve. The Wolves were paced by another winning performance from junior David Ribich on the men's side and three women in the top seven as both teams finished second.
 
Ribich won his second race of the season with a winning time of 18:53.8 in the 6.3-kilometer men's contest. It was the first time in his cross country career notching back-to-back victories. Ribich won the race by 13 seconds over Ray Schireman of Southern Oregon.
 
Sophomore Dustin Nading was the next finisher for the Wolves, coming in eighth overall with a time of 19:34.3. Justin Crosswhite made the top-15 with a time of 19:51.7. Josh Dempsey in 16^th place (19:58) and Tyler Jones in 17^th (10:01.5) rounded out the scoring quintet for the Wolves.
 
Hunter Mossman crossed in a time of 20:06.7 to finish 19^th while transfers Michael Chin (20:08.8) and Alan Ekanger (20:13.7) finished 22^nd and 24^th respectively. Stephen Fey, making his WOU debut, was 32^nd at 20:38.5 and fellow freshman Sawyer Heckard finished 38^th (20:46.7). Rounding out the top-50 was Brennan Bukley-Noonan at 21:15.3. Matthey Haglund crossed in 87^th at 24:06.9.
 
The WOU women placed second overall and were paced by a trio in the top-7. Senior Nicole Maurmann placed fourth overall with a time of 17:33. Kennedy Rufener and Grace Knapp came in back-to-back spots as Rufener was sixth at 17:42.3 while Knapp followed in seventh at 17:56.5.
 
Suzanne Van De Grift led the next group of Wolves in 17^th place with a time of 18:26.7. Lauren Kangas posted a time of 18:47.8 in 26^th place. Freshman Rachel Bayly came in 35^th with 19:09.4 and fellow frosh Virginia Link was 42^nd with a time of 19:18.2.
 
Felicia Covey (19:29.8) and Antoinette Gowen (19:37.5) came in back-to-back in 45^th and 46^th place. Olivia Woods followed closely behind at 19:49.7 in 49^th place.
 
Rounding out the Wolves was Grayson Burke (51^st, 19:54.1), Megan Rose (61^st, 20:45.5), Nicole Niskanen (64^th, 20:57.3) and Kendra Zimmerdahl (66^th, 21:04.3).
 
Western Oregon returns to competition against Division-I teams next weekend competing in the Sundodger Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington. Races on Saturday, Sept. 17 begin at 9 a.m.
 

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