Mizzou Cross Country participated in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday in Peoria, Illinois. The women’s team finished 11th overall with 278 points, while the men’s team placed 13th with 336 points.
Two athletes from Mizzou earned NCAA All-Midwest Regional honors by finishing in the top 25. Freshman Reilly Revord from Hinsdale, Illinois, finished 20th for the women, and junior Kieran Wood from Cambridge, U.K., took 19th place on the men’s side.
For the women’s race, Iowa State secured first place with 79 points, followed by Oklahoma State with 140 points. On the men’s side, Iowa State also led with a dominant score of 38 points; Bradley came second with 107 points.
The top three finishers for Mizzou’s women’s team were all freshmen. Revord completed the 6K course in 21:07.2 to take 20th place. Tori Findley of Blue Springs, Missouri, was next at 29th (21:20.7), and Mikayla Reed of Washington, Missouri, finished right behind her in 30th (21:21.9).
On the men’s team, Wood and redshirt junior Thomas George of Gloucester, England, have consistently been among Mizzou’s leading runners this season. Wood ran the 10K in 31:21.9 for his top-20 finish; George finished in 39th at 31:55.1. Redshirt senior Evan Schulte from Columbia, Missouri placed third for Mizzou at 73rd overall (32:28.7).
Mizzou Head Coach Marc Burns commented on both teams’ performances after the meet.
“We are thrilled with the races of our top-three women today. It is really something special when you put three freshman in the top-30 at the regional meet. We did not hit our team goal, but we were close and we believe in this team. This will be a strong motivator for us moving forward and the first step is having a strong indoor and outdoor track season. We will be back next fall ready to make a big step forward.”
On the men’s results he said:
“Kieran had a great day today finishing 19th. He put himself in position early and battled the whole way. Overall, we are pretty disappointed in the team finish as we felt we had a top-10 team in the region. We came up a little short today, but we are proud of our guys and how they battled all year. They have put in place a great foundation for future success.”
The cross country teams will now prepare for their upcoming indoor track & field season.
