ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Pittsburg State University cross country teams ran at their final meet before the MIAA Championships, Saturday (Oct. 24) at the MWSU Cross Country Course in the Griffon Open.
 
For the men, Zach Anderson (25:34.90) finished in second overall as Wyatt Johnson (25:51.80) notched his first top five finish as a Gorillas with a fifth place finish on the 8k course. Liam Kirkpatrick (26:14.90), Eli Gilmore (26:24.10) and Carter Younger (26:29.30) finished 18-24-28 to round out the scoring five individuals.
 
The women were led by Brooke Hedger (18:35.80) with a seventh place finish on the 5k course. Lilith Johnson (18:57.50), Ashlyn Smith (19:02.90), Ava Mierau (19:10.70) and Emily Vandaveer (19:17.90) were the other scoring individuals for the team.
 
The next meet for Pittsburg State will be the MIAA Championships (Nov. 7) at the MWSU Cross Country Course in St. Joseph, Mo., the men's 8k race will begin at 10:00 a.m. (CT) with the women's 6k race starting at 11:00 a.m.