Mt. Mercy Men's Cross Country

Hartley, Mosbach win MCC races

LA CROSSE, Wis. - Tyler Hartley and Liz Mosbach of Mount Mercy were the individual champions at the Midwest Collegiate Conference cross country meet at Pettibone Park Saturday in La Crosse, Wis.

Hartley and Mosbach advanced to the NAIA national meet Nov. 22 in Lawrence, Kan.

Evan Bowman, Molly Pruett and Lindsay Brunson of Mount Mercy also qualified for nationals. Bowman finished fifth in the men's race. Pruett placed seventh and Brunson was eighth in the women's race.

St. Ambrose won both team championships. The Mount Mercy women finished second.

Mustangs sweep Coe in cross country

PALO - The Mount Mercy cross country teams swept Coe in the 5 Seasons Duel at the Morgan Creek Park Trail in Palo Friday.

Liz Mosbach raced to a 40-second victory in the women's race to help the Mustangs top the Kohawks, 20-41. Mosbach was timed in 18 minutes, 35 seconds for the three-mile course.

Mount Mercy nipped Coe for the men's title, 25-30. Austin Springsteen of Coe captured the four-mile event in 21 minutes, 34 seconds. He nipped Evan Bowman of Mount Mercy by two seconds.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Mount Mercy: Liz Mosbach 18:35, Dana Ewan 19:21, Molly Pruett 19:30, Katie Hoffert 19:36, Eveline Niyokwizigigwa 19:49, Marinna Schroud 20:10, Abby Marting 20:11.

Coe: Beth Heims 19:15, Maddie Bain 19:44, Erin Pisarik 21:14, Brianna De Jong 21:20, Allison Rogers 21:27, Holly Wisnousky 21:56, Katie Guinane 22:08.

MEN'S RESULTS

Mount Mercy: Evan Bowman 21:36, Tyler Keith 21:47, Anthony Kinley 22:05, Colton Blay 22:11, Eric Stevenson 22:53, Rhett Thys 23:48, Jacob Herndon 24:08.

Coe: Austin Springsteen 21:34, Aaron Broege 21:59, Dray Schreiber 22:31, Nathan Haerr 22:31, Ben Nelson 23:06, Beau Freeborn 23:39, Josh Randall 23:47.

Mount Mercy women gallop to 2nd

PALO - The Mount Mercy women's cross country team captured second place at the 21st Annual Mustang Gallop at the Morgan Creek Park Trail in Palo Friday.

Cornell won the women's 4K race with 48 points. The Mustangs were next in the seven-team field with 62 markers.

Liz Mosbach finished fifth for Mount Mercy in 15:18. Sanjuanita Martin of Cornell won the race in a swift 14:26.

Iowa Central won the men's race. Mount Mercy finished fifth out of seven teams. Evan Bowman led the Mustangs in the 5K race in 22nd place.

Elisha Kipruto of Iowa Central captured the individual title in 15:07.

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. Cornell 48, 2. Mount Mercy 62, 3. Dubuque 75, 4. Iowa Central 75, 5. NIACC 111, 6. Mount Mercy Alum 153, 7. Sauk Valley 204.

MOUNT MERCY: 5. Liz Mosbach 15:18, 11. Dana Ewan 15:49, 12. Molly Pruett 15:51, 15. Katie Hoffert 16:12,  19. Eveline Niyokwizigigwa 16:20, 20. Marinna Schroud 16:21, 25. Abby Martin 16:48.

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. Iowa Central White 35, 2. Iowa Central Blue 43, 3. NIACC 71, 4. Dubuque 110, 5. Mount Mercy 130, 6. Cornell 137, 7. Sauk Valley 209.

MOUNT MERCY: 22. Evan Bowman 16:29, 24. Tyler Keith 16:31, 25. Anthony Kinley 16:36, 26. Colton Blay 16:40, 33. Eric Stevenson 17:13, 42. Rhett Thys 18:20, 43. Jacob Herndon 18:24.