WESTVILLE, Ind. -- The Wayne State University men's cross country team competed in the GLIAC Championships in Westville, Ind., on Friday afternoon. WSU placed fifth out of nine teams with 132 points. Junior
Andrew Yax (Clio, Mich.) led the Warriors garnering a 20th-place individual finish thanks to a time of 25:23.1. That effort garnered Yax Second-Team All-GLIAC honors, marking the first league award of his career.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Grand Valley State (19 points)
2. Saginaw Valley State (77 points)
3. Michigan Tech (101 points)
4. Davenport (115 points)
5. Wayne State (132 points)
6. Purdue Northwest (170 points)
7. Ferris State (176 points)
8. Parkside (188 points)
9. Lake Superior State (INC)
QUOTING HEAD COACH GRANT LOFDAHL
"Our men got out fast and competed very hard today. It did not turn out the way we hoped, but no fault to their effort. Andrew ran a tremendous race, and he's one of the most improved runners in the GLIAC this year. Ty had a gutsy effort and barely missed all-conference, heck of a race for him. I was really happy with Ethan's race as well. Ultimately we ran a solid race, and if we're only fifth in the GLIAC, that is on me as the head coach. We still have an opportunity to make something happen at regionals, and these guys are motivated for it."
WSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Yax, 20th overall/15th team scoring - 25:23.1
Ty Nagy (Commerce Township, Mich. / White Lake Lakeland), 26th overall/21st team scoring - 25:36.3
Sean Pettis (Fremont, Mich.), 30th overall/25th team scoring - 25:40.3
Griffin Conway (Novi, Mich.), 41st overall/34th team scoring - 25:59.0
Gabe Trevino (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage), 45th overall/37th team scoring - 26:07.9
Lucas Ames (Oxford, Mich. / Mott C.C.), 49th overall/NA - 26:12.8
Ethan Muraszewski (Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica), 52nd overall/NA - 26:16.7
Elijah Thompson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central), 53rd overall/NA - 26:19.5
Seth Pianga (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill), 60th overall/NA - 26:24.3
Sam Martini (Casnovia, Mich. / Kent City), 63rd overall/NA - 26:39.0
Ishaan Kundapur (Northville, Mich.), 72nd overall/NA) - 27:09.1
UP NEXT
The Warriors will compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Nov. 21 in Kenosha, Wis. at Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course.
