2018 Colorado College Invitational Results

COLORADO SPRINGS  – The Colorado School of Mines Men's and Women's Cross Country teams saw gold at their season opener Saturday as the nationally-ranked Orediggers swept the team titles at the Colorado College Invitational with Megan Wenham taking first on the women's side at Monument Valley Park.
                         
Wenham turned in a time of 23:06.1 on the 6,000-meter course for the #8-ranked Oredigger women. Teammate Michaela Reynolds finished right behind her in 23:27.3, taking second among collegiate runners and third overall. Redshirt freshman Heather Keniry contributed a sixth-place finish towards the team total (11th overall) with Morgan Molesworth rounding out four top-15 finishes for Mines in 12th (18th overall). Sabine Lindler, Sarah Lansey and Courtney Smoljan also scored for Mines.
 
On the men's side, Kyle Moran made his collegiate debut by taking silver in 25:44.9 over 8,000 meters. Fellow Oredigger Luc Hagen was just seconds behind in fourth, running 25:48. Dylan Ko also made his debut for Mines and impressed by finishing sixth among collegiate runners and ninth overall. Mason Brevig, Jake Mitchem and Derek Steele packed up and went eight, nine, 10 (11, 12,13 overall). Joe Vandiver rounded out the Orediggers' top seven as he claimed a spot in the top 15 as well.
 
Also competing for the #3-ranked Mines men were Trevor Lockman, Miller Kettle, Vincent Workman, Cason Cropp, Adam Sandstedt and Josh Schoep. No Orediggers finished outside the top 40.
 
NOTABLES
- Saturday marked Mines' fifth straight team title on the men's side.
- The Oredigger women have won back-to-back titles at the Colorado College Invite.
- Mines' men beat out #8-ranked CSU-Pueblo by 16 points (29-45).
- Nine total Orediggers finished inside the top 10 among attached runners.
- Saturday was the 27th running of the Colorado College Invite.
- Wenham took bronze at the same event in 2017.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines men and women take a break from competition before traveling to Hays, Kan. Oct. 13 for the Fort Hays State Tiger Open. Results will be available at www.MinesAthletics.com. Fans can also follow the team on Twitter and Instagram at @CSMtrack.
 
Keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all season long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.