Rylance Paces UNC at Green0-Dirksen Invite

Saturday, September 16

Lincoln, Neb.

8 a.m.

University of Northern Colorado

Greeno/Dirksen Invitational

9/16/2023 2:55:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

GREELEY, Colo. – Chloe Rylance paced the University of Northern Colorado women's cross-country team Saturday at the Greeno-Dirksen Invite – hosted by Nebraska.

The Bears finished fifth in the Gold Division team event.

Rylance placed 15th in a field of 304, completing the 5K course in a personal-best time of 17 minutes, 49.12 seconds.

Summer Olson crossed the line in 27th, with a time of 18:07.40, while Julia Thigpen registered a time of 18:08.95, placing 31st.

Shantell Hafner inked a 40th-place finish in a time of 18:17.93, while Claire Nowels completed the scoring for the Bears in 86th, with a personal-best time of 19:09.44.

Brooke Eifert clocked a 19:49.97, while Natasha Perales logged a 20:42.13.

In men's action, Jesse Hayward ran a 25:24.88, placing 50th out of 362 competitors in the 8K race. Zach Wells notched a 76th-place finish in 25:48.72, while Isaac Rascon completed the event in personal record time of 26:00.59, good for 91st.

Kamryn Golub made his collegiate debut with a time of 26:46.23.

Colton Magnuson and Hunter Kenney completed the scoring for UNC, with times of 26:24.76 and 26:46.23. Magnuson set a personal best with his time.

Hunter Kenney netted a time of 27:14.09, while Dylan Wilson ran 27:15.34. Dylan Wilson (27:15.34), Noah Osmond (27:18.69), Dylan Steele (27:42.91) and Nathan Plant (28:02.92) finished in succession.

FROM THE COACH: "The women were exceptional," Associate Head Coach Stormie Sickler said. "Finishing seventh as a program amongst that large and competitive field is outstanding. We looked extraordinarily strong today, they raced with a lot of heart and determination. Overall, we are excited to continue to work hard and keep the season progressing the right direction!"

"Both Coach Angel and I are incredibly proud of the Bears today," Sickler said. "With a few on the men's squad under the weather and to go out and compete as well as they did, we know they can do even better in two weeks when they are all healthy. They were warriors today."

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The Bears return to action Sept. 30 at the Live in Louisville Classic, hosted by Louisville, in Louisville, Ky.