Men's Cross Country | 9/16/2022 1:17:00 PM

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Golden Eagles took to East Lansing this weekend for a race that saw athletes from every level of competition at the MSU Spartan Invite. On a tough course in a morning race, CU saw three athletes finish in the top 50 with two from the women's side and one on the men. Cornerstone has a week off now before heading to Louisville on October 1^stfor the Greater Louisville Classic. 
 
Men's Results
The men ran their usual 8k against some very difficult competition with again Luke Pohl leading the way with a 14^th place finish overall. CU had a bit off a drop off from there as their next best finisher was Jamin Thompson at 81^st as Colten Covington did not finish at full strength rounding out the top three at 89^th. Hunter Richards found himself in the top seven as well for the Golden Eagles with a mark of 27:43. The men finished 12^th overall out of 18 teams competing. 
 
Top Seven:
Luke Pohl – 25:03.77 – 14^th
Jamin Thompson – 26:31.03 – 81^st
Colten Covington – 26:37.93 – 89^th
Carter VanderMeer – 26:48.65 – 103^rd
Jalen Banfill – 26:56.18 – 115^th
Nate Vruggink – 27:15.32 – 126^th
Hunter Richards – 27:43.37 – 147^th
 
Women's Results
In the rare 6k event, again Cornerstone saw a similar crew at the top of the standings with freshman Malarie Pinwar leading the way with a top 30 finish against NCAA DI opponents. Anna Martin finished in the top 50 as well to round out the top two. Three of the top seven finishers for the Golden Eagles were freshman at the MSU Spartan Invite. The women finished 11^th out of 19 teams competing. 
 
Top Seven:
Malarie Pinwar – 22:25.07 – 27^th
Anna Martin – 22:49.41 – 47^th
Annika Shoemaker – 23:24.35 – 71^st
Aly Linsley – 25:07.30 – 144^th
Jessica Jarski – 25:14.98 – 148^th
Makayla Hall – 25:18.40 – 150^th
Kori Baumann – 25:37.37 – 163^rd
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone will have a weekend off before heading to one of the faster courses they compete at each year in the Greater Louisville Classic at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park on Saturday, October 1. 
 
Track & Field Contact: Jesse Campbell 
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