Big Rapids, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's cross country squad finished fifth in a field of 10 at the 2024 GLIAC Championships, hosted by Ferris State.

The five runners that earned points for the Warriors were Tyler Buchanan (Fenton, Mich. / Linden), Sean Pettis (Fremont, Mich. / Fremont), Carson Nicoletti (Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica), Brady Heron (Northville, Mich. / Northville), and Jared Platt (White Lake, Mich. / White Lake Lakeland). 

Buchanan was the first WSU student-athlete to finish, coming in at 25:16.50 (23rd) and was named second team All-GLIAC.  Pettis would be the next Warrior finisher, with a time of 25:28.0.  Nicoletti was the 33rd runner to cross the finish line at the 25:42.20 mark.  Heron and Platt rounded out the scoring, finishing at 25:53.10 (40th) and 25:56.90 (44th).

Seven more Wayne State runners competed.  Their times are below.

47th - Tyler Brothers (Shelby Township, / Mich. Eisenhower) 26:03.00
50th - Ty Nagy (Commerce Township, Mich. / White Lake Lakeland) 26:08.50
53rd - Griffin Conway (Novi, Mich. / Novi) 26:14.10
63rd - Gabe Trevino (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage) 26:29.60
64th - Adam Hafeli (Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion) 26:31.80
65th - Andrew Yax (Clio, Mich. / Clio) 26:39.00
76th - Anthony Vinson (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower) 27:15.90

FROM HEAD COACH GRANT LOFDAHL
"Our men put a great effort out there today, but ultimately we came up a little bit short of our goals. Half of our guys were in their first GLIAC championship race, and as a group we hung in there pretty well.
Tyler Buchanan wasn't having his best day out there, but an off day for him is still pretty good, and to be All-GLIAC three times is a great accomplishment. Sean Pettis is having a phenomenal freshman season and he crossed the line as the top true freshman in the conference today. Carson Nicoletti and Brady Heron had a grind in the second half of the race, but they both ran tough. I was really impressed with Jared Platt's toughness, after losing a shoe early in the race and fighting through it to finish the scoring.
We will refocus and be well prepared to go out there execute our best race of the season at regionals."

UP NEXT
The Wayne State University men's cross country team is set to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship on Saturday, November 9.