COLUMBIA, Mo. — Highlighted by five overall top-20 finishes, Griffon Country wrapped up the Gans Creek Classic with a third-place finish on the men's side and a fifth-place finish in the women's race.

The men started the morning off at 10:30 in the 8,000-meter race. Peter Cuddy led the pack in 11th place, clocking in at 25:34.3 minutes. Cuddy was joined in the top 20 by Berhe Usman (14th), Kayden Crigger (18th) and Joshua Zachary (19th). With third place, the men's team matches their best-ever finish at the Gans Creek Classic after initially taking third in 2021.

The women later ran at 11:15 in a 6k race. Madison Nash also took 11th to lead all Griffon runners, finishing the race in 22:55.4. The women took fifth out of 16 teams, the program's second-best finish at Gans Creek

WOMEN'S RESULTS | 6K | 5TH OUT OF 16 TEAMS
Madison Nash: 11th - 22:55.4
Alexis Adams: 32nd - 23:57.1
Abby Kinney: 37th - 24:03.1
Lillian Cutler: 45th - 24:15.4
Bethani Grove: 97th - 26:41.4
Bailey Cutler: 114th - 27:38.5
Abby Smith: 126th - 28:43.7
Yesenia Carillo: 151st - 31:19.7

MEN'S RESULTS | 8K | 3RD OUT OF 16 TEAMS
Peter Cuddy: 11th - 25:34.3
Berhe Usman: 14th - 25:39.8
Kayden Crigger: 18th - 25:58.8
Joshua Zachary: 19th - 25:58.8
Mason Orscheln: 24th - 26:16.3
Ryan Ringgenberg: 30th - 26:29.7
Mason McCain: 31st - 26:33.4
Jalen Petersen: 38th - 26:45.0
Ethan Mesenbrink: 46th - 27:02.6
Konner Larkin: 51st - 27:06.9
Joseph Giron: 64th - 27:23.8
Deiondre Williams: 89th - 28:00.1
Samuel Hydro: 90th - 28:01.2
Adam Ducey: 146th - 29:35.7
Zach Carter: 150th - 29:45.0
Corbin Cera: 157th - 30:09.9
Austin Campbell: 175th - 31:12.2

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