STILLWATER, Okla. - Two top ten individual finishes in the men's 8K highlighted the day for the Butler cross country teams Saturday at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree.
Freshman Albert Meier and sophomore Kennedy Chumba took fourth and sixth in the college division 8K race. Meier, from Boone, Iowa, ran the course in a 26:21.16 time. Chumba, from Kenya, was just less than eight seconds behind as he crossed the finish line at 26:29.02.
Wichita freshman Nolan Hesse placed 17th with a 27:17.88 time, while Max Surmeier (29:11.81, 65th), Cody Frye (30:05.77, 74th) and Max Ramirez (30:22.89, 77th) completed the field for Butler. As a team, the Grizzlies finished fifth and was the second-best KJCCC team at the meet. Allen County took second overall, while the Grizzlies bested Pratt, Hutchinson and Cowley.
In the women's 5K, Butler took sixth as a team and was the top KJCCC team competing at the Jamboree. Andover sophomore Terra Flores was the top Grizzly individual, running the 3.1-mile course in 19:57.73 and placing 16th. Sophomores Janell Kidd (20:56.87, 35th), Lindi Young (20:59.29, 37th) and Hayley Ribordy (21:05.50, 40th) finished 40th or better, while sophomores Tricia Trupe (22:21.59, 64th) and Hayley Flanigan (22:57.76, 74th) rounded out the team results.
The Grizzly squads will have an open date this week, then host the Ollie Isom Invitational on Friday, Oct. 10, at Wartick Ranch. The Isom Invite will start at 4 p.m.
| OSU COWBOY JAMBOREE | ||
| Sept. 27, 2014 | ||
| MEN'S 8K | ||
| TEAM RESULTS | ||
| 1. El Paso CC | 43 | |
| 2. Allen County CC | 83 | |
| 3. Oklahoma Baptist | 107 | |
| 4. Iowa Western CC | 163 | |
| 5. Butler CC | 166 | |
| 6. Colorado College | 180 | |
| 7. Southwestern | 212 | |
| 8. Pratt CC | 213 | |
| 9. Hutchinson CC | 218 | |
| 10. Missouri Valley | 284 | |
| 11. Cowley CC | 330 | |
| 12. Clarendon College | 333 | |
| 13. Northwestern Oklahoma | 361 | |
| 14. College of the Ozarks | 364 | |
| 15. Southern Nazarene | 367 | |
| 16. Lubbock Christian | 444 | |
| BUTLER INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | ||
| Name | Time | Place |
| Albert Meier | 26:21.16 | 4th |
| Kennedy Chumba | 26:29.02 | 6th |
| Nolan Hesse | 27:14.88 | 17th |
| Max Surmeier | 29:11.81 | 65th |
| Cody Frye | 30:05.77 | 74th |
| Max Ramirez | 30:22.89 | 77th |
| WOMEN'S 5K | ||
| TEAM RESULTS | ||
| 1. Oklahoma Baptist | 36 | |
| 2. El Paso CC | 47 | |
| 3. Colorado College | 99 | |
| 4. Central Oklahoma | 105 | |
| 5. Oklahoma Christian | 174 | |
| 6. Butler CC | 192 | |
| 7. Iowa Western CC | 233 | |
| 8. Pratt CC | 237 | |
| 9. Lubbock Christian | 261 | |
| 10. Hutchinson CC | 270 | |
| 11. Southern Nazarene | 284 | |
| 12. Cowley CC | 310 | |
| 13. Northwestern Oklahoma | 370 | |
| 14. College of the Ozarks | 397 | |
| 15. USAO | 433 | |
| 16. Colby CC | 453 | |
| BUTLER INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | ||
| Name | Time | Place |
| Terra Flores | 19:57.73 | 16th |
| Janell Kidd | 20:56.87 | 35th |
| Lindi Young | 20:59.29 | 37th |
| Hayley Ribordy | 21:05.50 | 40th |
| Tricia Trupe | 22:21.59 | 64th |
| Hayley Flanigan | 22:57.76 | 74th |