KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Wayne State University men's cross country squad competed at the Lucian Rosa Invite on Saturday. The Warriors competed in the 8K and came away with a fourth-place team finish (99 points).
Ishaan Kundapur (Northville, Mich.) led the Green and Gold with an 11th-place individual finish thanks to a time of 27:05.88.
WSU INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Kundapur, 11th overall/1st team scoring - 27:05.88
Gabe Trevino (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage), 14th overall/2nd team scoring - 27:11.04
Elijah Thompson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central), 23rd overall/3rd team scoring - 27:29.06
Aiden Marple (DeWitt, Mich. / DeWitt), 27th overall/4th team scoring - 27:36.78
Seth Pianga (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill), 36th overall/5th team scoring - 27:56.12
Drew Pietraszkiewicz (Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower), 44th overall/NA - 28:10.82
Sam Martini (Casnovia, Mich. / Kent City), 48th overall/NA - 28:17.31
Neil Oyer (Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City Central), 56th overall/NA - 28:31.68
Ian Lewis (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill), 67th overall/NA - 28:50.44
David Mann (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Sterling Heights Stevenson), 71st overall/NA - 28:56.90
Aidan Lobsinger (Grand Blanc, Mich. / Flint Powers Catholic), 74th overall/NA - 28:59.25
Ayden McDonald (Novi, Mich. / White Lake Lakeland), 78th overall/NA - 29:09.51
Jack Estelle (Allegan, Mich. / Hopkins), 86th overall/NA - 29:27.05
QUOTING HEAD COACH GRANT LOFDAHL
"The guys did a good job overall in some difficult conditions. When no one breaks the 26-minute mark in a decent-sized men's race 8K race, you know the course was running slow. Ishaan ran a strong race to lead the guys today, moving up well in the second half of the race and just missing a top-10 finish. Gabe started fast, fell back in the middle, and rallied late with a solid last three kilometers. Elijah and Aiden were only running their second 8K, and they worked together well and both ran impressively. Seth was actually using this race as a workout, as several of our other top guys sat out and did a long workout on the course yesterday, and he kicked it in late to be our final scorer. We've had some tough circumstances out of our control to deal with this fall, but the guys are keeping a positive mindset and staying focused on their goals. With our home invite on deck and championship season just around the corner, I'm optimistic that we can finish the season strong."
UP NEXT
The Warriors will host the Warrior Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the men's 8K beginning at 11:45 a.m. The race will take place in New Boston, Mich. at Willow Metropark. More information about the Warrior Challenge can be found
here.
