WICHITA, Kan. – The Friends University Falcons posted solid times and finishes across the board at today's (Sept. 5) JK Gold Invite hosted by Wichita State University. The Falcon Men finished within the top four in the 6K and the Women's Falcons posted a sixth-place team finish in the 5K run.
Wichita State finished on top in both the men's and women's events.
The Falcon Men were the highest finishing NAIA team and were led by Joaquin Miranda in 16th place (19:40.21). Laurenz Steiss (20:03.41) was next in 25th and Sam Wright followed close behind in 27th with a PR of 20:07.37.
Gavin Hickert (20:31.23) in 36th and Xavi Rafart (21:07.59, PR) in 51st rounded out a solid top five for the Falcons.
For the women, Lexi Patterson (26th, 20:38.90) and Cadence Stanley (27th, 20:47.11) were the top two runners for Friends.
Rose Buck (20:52.97) came in 30th, while Ellie Petz (21:08.53) finished 35th and Hannah Cribley (21:13.09) posted a 37th place result to finish out the Falcons' top five performers.
Next up for the Falcon cross country teams will be the John Brown Invite on Oct. 10 in Siloam Springs, Ark.
