LINCOLN, Neb. – Kansas men and Winona State women won the team titles at the 2023 Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday.
Led by top two performances from Lindsay Cunningham and teammate Kaylee Beyer, Winona State tallied 22 points to secure the women’s team title. Cunningham won the women’s race with a time of 16:07.2 and Beyer earned runner up spot with a time of 16:55.2.
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They were followed by Berlyn Schutz of the University of Nebraska in third at 17:10.7, while her teammate Brynna McQuillen was fourth at 17:18.4.
Iowa State finished second in the team scoring with 52 points, just ahead of NAIA outfit St. Mary (Kan.) on 55 points. NCAA representative and host, Nebraska was fourth with 62 points.
Meanwhile, Kansas scored 29 points to win the men’s division, two points less than second-place Drake, which finished with 31 points, and third-place Nebraska-Kearney with 51pts.
“I thought they competed well. I was happy for Kenadi (Krueger) and I thought we ran well in the middle,” said Kansas coach Stanley Redwine.
“It was a huge step for us continuing to get better. On the men, to win I think is really good. We’re excited that we did that. Coach Whittlesey and Coach Taylor have both done excellent jobs, so I’m excited about it.”
2023 Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational Results
Women’s 5K Run CC Individual Results Table
PL | NAME | YEAR | TEAM | Avg. Mile | TIME |
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1 | Lindsay Cunningham | JR-3 | Winona State | 05:11.3 | 16:07.2 |
2 | Kaylee Beyer | SR-4 | Winona State | 05:26.7 | 16:55.2 |
3 | Berlyn Schutz | FR-1 | Nebraska | 05:31.7 | 17:10.7 |
4 | Brynna McQuillen | JR-3 | Nebraska | 05:34.2 | 17:18.4 |
5 | Lucy Ndungu | JR-3 | Wichita State | 05:34.6 | 17:19.7 |
6 | Ashlyn Keeney | SO-2 | Iowa State | 05:35.4 | 17:22.2 |
7 | Kenadi Krueger | JR-3 | Kansas | 05:37.0 | 17:27.1 |
8 | Sheridan Wheeler | FR-1 | Iowa State | 05:39.7 | 17:35.5 |
9 | Danielle Hotalling | SR-4 | Creighton | 05:40.0 | 17:36.5 |
10 | Miranda Dick | JR-3 | Wichita State | 05:40.0 | 17:36.6 |
11 | Sophia Taarud | SO-2 | Winona State | 05:40.9 | 17:39.3 |
12 | Reagan Hiebert | JR-3 | St. Mary (Kan.) | 05:41.0 | 17:39.6 |
13 | McKinley Wheeler | FR-1 | Iowa State | 05:42.0 | 17:42.8 |
14 | Taya Skelton | SR-4 | Nebraska | 05:42.4 | 17:43.8 |
15 | Chloe Rylance | JR-3 | Northern Colorado | 05:44.1 | 17:49.2 |
16 | Tori Wingrove | SO-2 | Kansas | 05:44.4 | 17:50.0 |
17 | Riley Hiebert | JR-3 | St. Mary (Kan.) | 05:44.4 | 17:50.1 |
18 | Kate Madsen | JR-3 | St. Mary (Kan.) | 05:44.5 | 17:50.5 |
19 | Lubna Aldulaimi | SR-4 | Wichita State | 05:45.1 | 17:52.4 |
20 | Mya Trober | FR-1 | Iowa State | 05:46.6 | 17:57.0 |
21 | Addison Coppinger | SR-4 | Kansas | 05:47.3 | 17:59.0 |
Women’s 5k Team Scores
PL | Team | Total Time | Avg. Time | Score |
1 | Winona State | 1:26:46 | 17:21 | 22 |
2 | Iowa State | 1:28:45 | 17:45 | 52 |
3 | St. Mary (Kan.) | 1:30:22 | 18:04 | 55 |
4 | Nebraska | 1:28:42 | 17:44 | 62 |
5 | Wichita State | 1:29:10 | 17:50 | 66 |
6 | Kansas | 1:30:15 | 18:03 | 87 |
7 | Nebraska-Kearney | 1:33:08 | 18:37 | 109 |
8 | NW Missouri | 1:33:27 | 18:41 | 112 |
9 | Northern Colorado | 1:31:32 | 18:18 | 116 |
10 | Concordia (Neb.) | 1:33:54 | 18:46 | 131 |
11 | Creighton | 1:31:47 | 18:21 | 137 |
12 | Omaha | 1:32:44 | 18:32 | 164 |
13 | Colby CC | 1:35:23 | 19:04 | 173 |
14 | Tabor | 1:36:27 | 19:17 | 197 |
15 | Kansas Wesleyan | 1:40:59 | 20:11 | 324 |
16 | Hastings | 1:40:45 | 20:09 | 330 |
17 | St. Mary (Neb.) | 1:41:31 | 20:18 | 342 |
18 | Rockhurst | 1:41:44 | 20:20 | 350 |
19 | Newman | 1:41:56 | 20:23 | 362 |
20 | Doane | 1:41:44 | 20:20 | 363 |
21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1:42:03 | 20:24 | 363 |
22 | Cloud County CC | 1:43:18 | 20:39 | 390 |
23 | Cowley College | 1:43:06 | 20:37 | 397 |
24 | Minnesota-Crookston | 1:43:20 | 20:40 | 403 |
25 | Buena Vista | 1:47:31 | 21:30 | 514 |
26 | Regis (Colo.) | 1:58:58 | 23:47 | 536 |
27 | Peru State | 2:03:44 | 24:44:00 | 636 |
Men’s 8k Team Scores
PL | Team | Total Time | Avg. Time | Score |
1 | Kansas | 2:01:35 | 24:19:00 | 29 |
2 | Drake | 2:01:06 | 24:13:00 | 31 |
3 | Nebraska-Kearney | 2:03:31 | 24:42:00 | 51 |
4 | NW Missouri | 2:03:12 | 24:38:00 | 66 |
5 | St. Mary (Kan.) | 2:04:05 | 24:49:00 | 73 |
6 | Wichita State | 2:06:09 | 25:13:00 | 97 |
7 | Iowa State | 2:05:39 | 25:07:00 | 98 |
8 | Nebraska | 2:07:56 | 25:35:00 | 128 |
9 | Central Missouri | 2:07:20 | 25:28:00 | 150 |
10 | Creighton | 2:09:20 | 25:52:00 | 151 |
11 | Northern Colorado | 2:10:25 | 26:05:00 | 164 |
12 | Colby CC | 2:06:49 | 25:21:00 | 187 |
13 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2:09:34 | 25:54:00 | 199 |
14 | Northwest Kansas | 2:10:18 | 26:03:00 | 230 |
15 | Concordia (Neb.) | 2:11:44 | 26:20:00 | 273 |
16 | Doane | 2:12:01 | 26:24:00 | 279 |
17 | Tabor | 2:12:02 | 26:24:00 | 285 |
18 | Iowa Western CC | 2:11:19 | 26:15:00 | 286 |
19 | Newman | 2:11:38 | 26:19:00 | 295 |
20 | Winona State | 2:14:02 | 26:48:00 | 373 |
21 | Rockhurst | 2:15:22 | 27:04:00 | 433 |
22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2:16:06 | 27:13:00 | 452 |
23 | Minnesota-Crookston | 2:15:58 | 27:11:00 | 453 |
24 | Cowley College | 2:16:49 | 27:21:00 | 486 |
25 | Buena Vista | 2:19:18 | 27:51:00 | 511 |
26 | Bellevue | 2:22:14 | 28:26:00 | 522 |
27 | Regis (Colo.) | 2:23:33 | 28:42:00 | 553 |
28 | Hastings | 2:23:26 | 28:41:00 | 559 |
29 | Southwestern CC | 2:40:47 | 32:09:00 | 602 |
30 | Peru State | 2:41:32 | 32:18:00 | 725 |
31 | Southeast CC | 2:46:08 | 33:13:00 | 726 |
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