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MADISON, S.D. -- The Southwest Minnesota State University women's cross country team slotted in second place with a score of 33 at the three-team Herb Blakely Invite 5k hosted by Dakota State University on Saturday.
The SMSU men's team placed second in its two-team 8k with 40 points. Dakota State won the meet with a score of 20 points.
SMSU's Catherine Ihrke finished second overall in the women's 5K race with a time of 21:01. Josephine Lentz placed sixth with a time of 22:27, followed by teammates Abby Schotter in seventh (22:43), Macie Langstraat (22:48) in eighth place and Savanna Busch in 10th (23:46).
The SMSU men's team was led by Brayden Tofteland who placed third overall, with a time of 28:43 in the 8K race. SMSU's John Ziemkowski completed the race in 29:15, good for fifth place, and Zack Jones finished in ninth place with a time of 29:47. Teammates Isaac Engbers (30:39), and Ryan Russek (36:17) scoring 11th and 12th respectively.
Both SMSU teams will next compete at the Wayne State Classic on Sept. 24.
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