BISMARCK, N.D. -- Six Bismarck State College runners cut at least 39 seconds from their Sept. 11 times on the same McDowell Dam course Friday at the Marauders Tune-Up, hosted by UMary (N.D.). The Mystic men also placed fourth in a five-team field, their second straight fourth-place finish.

Men Trim 14 Points From Home Opener Score

BSC scored 113 points, 14 fewer than its 127 at the Sept. 11 Marauders Home Opener. The Mystics finished ahead of Northern State (S.D.) (123) and behind Minot State (N.D.) (93), Jamestown (N.D.) (30) and meet host UMary (27), which won the team title.

Junior Michael Pfliger led BSC for the second straight meet, placing 17th of 44 runners in 27:46.9 over the 8-kilometer course. That was 42.7 seconds faster than his time at McDowell Dam last month.

Derek Oswald followed in 22nd (28:14.6), edging his home-opener mark of 28:16.8. Noah Bedlion was 29th (29:04.1), 39.6 seconds faster than his Sept. 11 time. Freshman Nathaniel Schumacher made the biggest jump among the men, running 29:31.9 for 37th, 1:22.3 faster than his home-opener time. Freshman Reid Ressler (40th, 30:21.8) completed the scoring five.

Women Show Progress Over 6K

The Mystic women ran four athletes, one short of a team score, but turned in several strong individual efforts in a 46-runner field.

Sophomore Brynn Crane led BSC in 24th place with a 24:23.0, her fastest of the three meets so far this fall and 48.6 seconds faster than her Sept. 11 time on the same course. Freshman Sundriana Shane placed 33rd in 25:33.7, taking 1:34.3 off her home-opener time. Sophomore Macy Crane was right behind her in 34th (25:37.4).

Freshman Rutendo Masangwi placed 45th in 29:08.8, a 2:20.3 improvement from her Sept. 11 race.
 

Jamestown sophomore Lydia Franson won the women's race in 21:10.6, while UMary sophomore Josiah Demaris took the men's title in 25:33.1.

Up Next

The Mystics now turn their attention to the Frontier Conference Cross Country Championship on Friday, Nov. 6, at Amend Park in Billings, Mont. Individual runners who finish in the top 15 will qualify for the NAIA Cross Country National Championship on Friday, Nov. 20, in Vancouver, Wash.
 

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