Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 12
Muskegon, Mich.
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Jayhawk Invitational
Men's Cross Country Wins Jayhawk Invitational
10/12/2018 4:30:00 PM | Men's XC
EMU ended with a near-perfect team score of 16 points
Complete Results
MUSKEGON, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's cross country program placed first at the Jayhawk Invitational 8k in Muskegon, Mich. Friday, Oct. 12. EMU ended with a team score of 16 points, its best final score of the season.
"I thought today's meet was a very positive racing experience and yielded positive results following two weeks of very productive training," said EMU Head Coach John Goodridge. "I was specifically impressed with Sheridan as he continues his emergence as a talented DI runner. Magnusson's strong debut, Perrin's continuance of his consistent season, and Zeurcher's steady improvement highlighted a very solid team effort."
All five of Eastern's scorers finished in the top-10, not including redshirt senior Melika Ghali (Toronto, Canada-Jarvis Collegiate Institute), who clocked in at 24:27.36, claiming the individual title while running unattached.
Junior captain Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney) bested the existing course record while pacing the harriers representing Eastern, finishing third with a personal-best 8k time of 24:31.46. Freshman Kalani Sheridan (Nelson, New Zealand-Nayland College) turned in his best performance while donning the Green and White, crossing in 24:42.98 to place fourth. In his EMU debut, freshman Baldvin Magnusson (Hull, England-Hull University) marked a fifth-place finish with a time of 24:49.10. Rounding out Eastern Michigan's scoring runners were freshmen Noah Perrin (Akron, Ohio-Woodridge) and Eddie Zeurcher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River), who crossed in 24:57.56 and 25:05.84, placing seventh and ninth respectively.
The Green and White concludes its regular season Friday, Oct. 19 when it hosts the annual EMU Fall Classic in Dexter, Mich. Action at the Hudson Mills Metropark is slated to begin at 5 p.m.
Team Results
1. Eastern Michigan 16
2. Lansing CC 102
3. Aquinas 106
4. Siena Heights 109
5. University of Michigan-Dearborn 109
6. Muskegon CC 189
7. Grand Rapids CC 198
8. Wayne State 216
9. Calvin College 237
10. Mott CC 270
11. Hope College 336
12. Kellogg CC 377
13. Alpena CC 390
14. St. Clair County CC 413
15. Mid-Michigan CC 429
16. Oakland CC 484
17. Sault College 507
18. Glen Oaks CC 514
19. Kirtland CC 527
20. Wayne CC 576
Individual Results (*personal-best, # ran unattached)
3. Austin Wicker 24:31.46*
4. Kalani Sheridan 24:42.98
5. Baldvin Magnusson 24:49.10
7. Noah Perrin 24:57.56
9. Eddie Zeurcher 25:05.84
19. Solomon Costa 25:18.60*
28. Phoenix Myers 25:46.92*
30. Hayelom Fitsum 25:50.65*
32. Joe Ingram 25:55.33
39. Ian Cook 26:09.46*
47. Craig Thompson 26:26.68
83. Ronald Brandal 27:19.11
1. Melika Ghali 24:27.37#
MUSKEGON, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's cross country program placed first at the Jayhawk Invitational 8k in Muskegon, Mich. Friday, Oct. 12. EMU ended with a team score of 16 points, its best final score of the season.
"I thought today's meet was a very positive racing experience and yielded positive results following two weeks of very productive training," said EMU Head Coach John Goodridge. "I was specifically impressed with Sheridan as he continues his emergence as a talented DI runner. Magnusson's strong debut, Perrin's continuance of his consistent season, and Zeurcher's steady improvement highlighted a very solid team effort."
All five of Eastern's scorers finished in the top-10, not including redshirt senior Melika Ghali (Toronto, Canada-Jarvis Collegiate Institute), who clocked in at 24:27.36, claiming the individual title while running unattached.
Junior captain Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney) bested the existing course record while pacing the harriers representing Eastern, finishing third with a personal-best 8k time of 24:31.46. Freshman Kalani Sheridan (Nelson, New Zealand-Nayland College) turned in his best performance while donning the Green and White, crossing in 24:42.98 to place fourth. In his EMU debut, freshman Baldvin Magnusson (Hull, England-Hull University) marked a fifth-place finish with a time of 24:49.10. Rounding out Eastern Michigan's scoring runners were freshmen Noah Perrin (Akron, Ohio-Woodridge) and Eddie Zeurcher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River), who crossed in 24:57.56 and 25:05.84, placing seventh and ninth respectively.
The Green and White concludes its regular season Friday, Oct. 19 when it hosts the annual EMU Fall Classic in Dexter, Mich. Action at the Hudson Mills Metropark is slated to begin at 5 p.m.
Team Results
1. Eastern Michigan 16
2. Lansing CC 102
3. Aquinas 106
4. Siena Heights 109
5. University of Michigan-Dearborn 109
6. Muskegon CC 189
7. Grand Rapids CC 198
8. Wayne State 216
9. Calvin College 237
10. Mott CC 270
11. Hope College 336
12. Kellogg CC 377
13. Alpena CC 390
14. St. Clair County CC 413
15. Mid-Michigan CC 429
16. Oakland CC 484
17. Sault College 507
18. Glen Oaks CC 514
19. Kirtland CC 527
20. Wayne CC 576
Individual Results (*personal-best, # ran unattached)
3. Austin Wicker 24:31.46*
4. Kalani Sheridan 24:42.98
5. Baldvin Magnusson 24:49.10
7. Noah Perrin 24:57.56
9. Eddie Zeurcher 25:05.84
19. Solomon Costa 25:18.60*
28. Phoenix Myers 25:46.92*
30. Hayelom Fitsum 25:50.65*
32. Joe Ingram 25:55.33
39. Ian Cook 26:09.46*
47. Craig Thompson 26:26.68
83. Ronald Brandal 27:19.11
1. Melika Ghali 24:27.37#
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