Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Murray State Racers took first place for both the men’s and women’s Cross Country teams at the inaugural Murray State Open. Murray State hosted the last race of the regular season on Friday, Oct. 18, at Miller Memorial Golf Course. Murray State has not hosted a competition since the Read More
Story by Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Murray State Racers men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off the season on Friday, Aug. 30, at Belmont University, competing against the likes of Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech University, Western Kentucky University, Lipscomb University and the University of Evansville. During the Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu After injuries, rough conference finishes and graduation, both Murray State men’s and women’s cross country teams plan to bounce back in a huge way. An 8th-overall finish for the women and 9th-overall finish for the men in the conference championship is not where Head Coach Adam Kiesler wants the teams Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu The Murray State men’s and women’s cross country teams participated in the OVC championship this weekend, with the women finishing 8th and the men finishing 9th. Seniors Rebekah Priddy and Ida Mutai led the women’s team as they finished 21st and 37th. Priddy’s time of 18:26.9 was also Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu The Racers’ women’s cross country team saw several of their members improve their times at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tennessee. The meet had 186 runners and 19 teams, including notable power-five schools like Ohio State, Vanderbilt, and Clemson. Murray State finished 17th out of 19th schools, beating Read More
Murray State men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off their seasons this weekend, traveling to Carbondale, Illinois, for the Salukis Early Bird Invitational. The men finished third out of five, behind Southern Illinois and just four points behind Southeast Missouri, but still bested SIU Edwardsville and Austin Peay. The women finished second in their Read More
Story by DJ Pigg, Staff writer Murray State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional race on Nov. 10th. This race was the first 10K the men’s team ran this season. Gavin Galanes, a senior from St. Charles, Missouri, finished with the best time and place for the Racers with Read More
Story by Keenan Hall, staff writer Murray State’s Men’s and Women’s cross country team will travel to Charleston, Illinois for the OVC championship meet on homecoming Saturday. Seniors Mark Ventura and Gavin Galanes will be running in their final OVC cross country meet for the men’s team. Ventura has had a pair of personal records Read More