WOMEN'S RESULTS | MEN'S RESULTS
MISSOULA, Mont. – Idaho cross country made the quick trip over to Missoula on Friday for the Montana Invitational, with the women winning the team title and the men finishing in second.
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The women defeated six other Division I opponents, including three Big Sky schools, and finished with a score of 20. The men were also the top-finishing Big Sky school by defeating Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington, but falling to Gonzaga. The Bulldogs entered the weekend ranked 8
th in the West Region.
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The women got things off to a tremendous start, with
Kara Story taking the individual title in the 5k. She completed the course in 18:05.60, winning by nearly 12 seconds.Â
Andrea Condie came in second overall with a time of 18:17.50.Â
Malaina Thacker held off Montana's Erica Simison down the stretch to take third at 18:31.20.
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Erin Hagen and
Faith Dilmore also finished in the top-8. Hagen placed sixth with a time of 18:46.60, while Dilmore was eighth at 18:57.90.
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The men were paced by
Skylar Ovnicek who finished ninth overall on the 8k course with a time of 25:32.40.Â
Fabian Cardenas and
Michael McCausland were close behind in 11
th and 12
th. Cardenas was able to narrowly beat McCausland, as they finished in 25:40.50 and 25:40.80, respectively.
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Dwain Stucker placed fourth for the Vandals, finishing in 17
th with a time of 25:51.00. He was followed closely by
Grayson Ollar at 25:51.40.
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Next up is the final regular season meet of the year, the Bronco Invitational in Santa Clara, Calif.
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