By: Sam Boender
Results
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HAYS, Kan. – A pair of team titles were yielded Saturday morning by the #1-ranked Colorado School of Mines men's and women's cross country teams at the FHSU Tiger Open hosted by Fort Hays State.
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The Orediggers totaled 59 points to win the men's 8K race. All five of Mines' scorers finished in the top-25 including three inside the top-10. The Oredigger women dominated the 5K event with 43 points, taking down Adams State once again. Mines' top five runners in the women's race were in the top-20. Individually,
Cody Wyman led the men, crossing sixth in 24:16.5.
Gabi Boeckman was tops for the women, also taking sixth with a time of 17:58.5. Saturday marked Mines' final race of the regular season and a second straight sweep of the men's and women's titles after both squads won the Lucian Rosa Invite in Wisconsin last month.
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Results from the rest of the men's race, which started the day, included
Jacob Schwarting in ninth,
Hayden Hooper 10th,
Chandler Wilburn 14th,
Curtis Smela 20th, and
Chris Pietrak 24th to round out the scoring five for the Orediggers.
Kai Wagner finished 29th and
Gael McClain Martinez was 31st as Mines' displacers.
Cole Fiorillo,
Quinton Rodriguez,
Calder Denham,
Brock Drengenberg,
Connor Graves,
Julian Ryter,
Garrett Mackey,
James Beam,
Zach Dykstra,
Jackson Rogers,
Jack Sheehan, and
Julien Frazier also represented the Orediggers in the field of 144 runners.
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The women's raced closed the day and the trip to Kansas. Just behind Boeckman were
Sorrelle Salcido, (10th),
Angela Friedman (11th),
Josie Mejia (14th), and
Kara Tokubo (18th). That group made up Mines' scorers.
Avary Catchings and
Chloe Savoy displaced for the Orediggers in 23rd, and 29th, respectively.
Maria Forster,
Lilly Lukens,
Sasha Kelly,
Olivia Tallent, and
Brooke Bundt rounded out the Mines contingency which competed against nearly 100 other runners.
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The Orediggers look to the postseason with the 2025 RMAC Cross Country Championships set for Oct. 25 in Colorado Springs. A full preview and any live coverage information will be released the week of the race at www.minesathletics.com.
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Fans can keep up with Mines cross country on "X" (formerly Twitter) and Instagram at @csmtrack. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, "X" and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.
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