Broncbuster cross country teams post stellar marks in season opening races

August 30, 2024

Hutchinson, KS-The Broncbuster cross country teams opened the 2024 season at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic.

The Garden City women's team placed fifth with 94 points and were led by Meryeme Mai, who had a stellar collegiate debut with a time of 18:41.2-good for fifth. Reid Harvy-McKean came in five seconds behind her in seventh place (18:46.1), Umahan Shain posted a 17^th-place finish (20:09.4), Joscelyn Monarrez was 40^th(22.25) and Beverlyne Kiptarus was 41^st with a personal best 22:28.8.

Meantime, the men placed fifth with 152 points. They were led by Lucas Goasmat, whose ninth-place finish came with a personal-best time of 20:37.3. He was followed by Marc Corpus in 25^th place (21:54.6), Kyle Moore in 29^th (22:26.9), Wyatt Everts 52^nd (24:27), Carson Schmidt 55^th (24:35.7), Leo Sheldon 56^th (24:35.8) and Alex Deloach 80^th (27:56.7).

Garden City is back in action next weekend at the Fort Hays State Classic on Sept. 13.