University of Missouri
NCAA Midwest Regional Champoinships
Revord and Wood Earn NCAA All-Midwest Regional Team Honors
11/9/2018 3:54:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country
Revord leads the women to an 11th-place finish, Wood paces the men to a 13th-place finish
PEORIA, Ill. – Mizzou Cross Country competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships Friday in Peoria, Ill., with the women placing 11th and the men 13th. Two Tigers earned NCAA All-Midwest Regional honors by finishing in the top-25, as freshman Reilly Revord (Hinsdale, Ill.) placed 20th overall for the women and junior Kieran Wood (Cambridge, U.K.) placed 19th on the men's side.
TEAM RESULTS
The Mizzou women finished in 11th place and recorded 278 points. Iowa State won the Midwest Regional for the women with 79 points, followed by Oklahoma State with 140 points.
The Mizzou men finished in 13th place and recorded 336 points. Iowa State dominated the men's side of the Midwest Regional by finishing in first with 38 points, followed by Bradley with 107 points.
NOTABLE TIGERS
On the women's side, Mizzou's top-three finishers were freshman, led by Revord's 20th-place finish as she crossed the finish line at 21:07.2 in the 6K race. Finishing behind Revord was freshman Tori Findley (Blue Springs, Mo.), who placed 29th overall with a time of 21:20.7, while freshman Mikayla Reed (Washington, Mo.) was right behind her, placing 30th overall with a time of 21:21.9.
For the men, Mizzou was once again led by Wood and redshirt junior Thomas George (Gloucester, England). The duo has been Mizzou's top-two finishers for five of six meets they have ran in this season. Wood finished 19th in the 10K race at 31:21.9, while George placed 39th overall with a time of 31:55.1. Redshirt senior Evan Schulte (Columbia, Mo.) finished next for the Tigers, placing 73rd overall with a time of 32:28.7.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Marc Burns
On the women's race…
"We are thrilled with the races of our top-three women today. It is really something special when you put three freshman in the top-30 at the regional meet. We did not hit our team goal, but we were close and we believe in this team. This will be a strong motivator for us moving forward and the first step is having a strong indoor and outdoor track season. We will be back next fall ready to make a big step forward.
On the men's race…
"Kieran had a great day today finishing 19th. He put himself in position early and battled the whole way. Overall, we are pretty disappointed in the team finish as we felt we had a top-10 team in the region. We came up a little short today, but we are proud of our guys and how they battled all year. They have put in place a great foundation for future success."
UP NEXT
Mizzou will now transition to the indoor track & field season, beginning with the
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WOMEN'S RESULTS
WOMEN'S 6K RESULTS – 11TH PLACE (278 POINTS, 20-29-30-83-116)
20. Reilly Revord 21:07.2// 29. Tori Findley 21:20.7 // 30. Mikayla Reed 21:21.9// 83. Melissa Menghini 21:56.2// 116. Karina Liz 22:18.8// 130. Jenna Lutzow 22:27.8// 147. Jordyn Kleve 22:36.3
MEN'S RESULTS
MEN'S 10K RESULTS – 13TH PLACE (330 POINTS, 19-37-72-94-108)
19. Kieran Wood 31:21.9// 37. Thomas George 31:55.1 // 72. Evan Schulte 32:28.7 // 94. Martin Prodanov 32:52.0 // 108. Zach Cook 33:04.9 // 154. Justin Loquercio 34:06.1 // 165. Michael Widmann 34:23.2
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