LEWISTON, Idaho - The College of Idaho men's cross country team placed fifth with 138 points at the LC State Invitational on Saturday, while the CI women finished eighth of nine teams with 224 points at the LCSC Cross Country Trail.
Gonzaga swept both team titles. The Bulldogs edged Montana 46-49 in the men's 8,000 meters and scored 16 points in the women's 5,000 meters, taking the top four places.
Isaac Edwards led the Yote men, finishing 18th overall in 25:03. Diego Trinidad followed in 30th (25:21), with Jasper Buskirk 33rd (25:29), Casey Crumley 37th (25:36) and Maxwell Taggart 42nd (25:42) completing the scoring five. Madden Ryan (46th, 25:44) and Michael Altenburg (47th, 25:45) finished close behind as displacers.
CI's 1-5 spread of 39 seconds was the second tightest in the men's field, behind only Gonzaga's 32. The Yotes finished ahead of Northwest (149), Southern Idaho (176) and Lewis-Clark State (228), and trailed fourth-place Eastern Oregon (122) by 16 points. Northwest Nazarene was third with 118.
Montana's Luke Mest won the men's race in 24:06, five seconds ahead of Northwest Nazarene's Luke Stockett. The course record of 23:29 stands.
Anna Gilbert paced the CI women, placing 31st in 18:28. Andie Roy was the next Yote across in 56th (19:14), followed by Lucy Johnson in 66th (19:38), Macy Eggart in 69th (19:44) and Samantha Heimbuck in 70th (19:47). Lilli Beglinger (80th, 20:23) and Taylor Weishaar (84th, 20:35) rounded out the lineup.
CI's second through fifth runners finished within 33 seconds of one another, though 46 seconds separated Gilbert from Roy. The Yotes finished 20 points ahead of Northwest (244) and 71 behind seventh-place Idaho (153).
Gonzaga's Keira Saavedra won the women's race in 16:54, one second ahead of teammate Ava Sutherland. Southern Idaho (91) edged Northwest Nazarene (94) for second.
