JOPLIN, Mo. -- The SBU men and women’s cross country team travelled to Joplin, MO for the 20^th annual Missouri Southern State University Stampede.  This meet attracts over 2,500 collegiate and high school runners from over 100 different college and high school teams.  The men’s race featured three nationally ranked programs that proved their rankings (Harding – 3^rd, Drury – 18^th, MSSU – 14^th) while the women’s race also featured three nationally ranked teams (MSSU – 9^th, Harding, 12^th, Pitt State 17^th).  

The SBU women came out with a 6^th place finish in the 34 team race while the men finished 5^th in the 25 team field.  Coach McElhaney, “I felt like today we made progress towards our team goals by running aggressive and having confidence in each other.  I think both of our teams have only scratched the surface of our capabilities and if we can pull together we can experience that.  We had some great performances in Courtney Ayers and Chelsea Strahm, not to mention Shawn Etzenhouser and Michael McCampbell on the men’s side.  Overall, we ran strong after a tough week of workouts and I am proud of them and looking forward to our upcoming races.”

Women’s results (278 runners)

17) Courtney Ayers         18:16

27) Chelsea Strahm         18:45

70) Rebecca Brigance     19:36

72) Holly Hackney            19:39

80) Erica Whitfield            19:45

86) Andrea Owensby     19:50

98) Kristen Colon              19:58

105) Camrie Nixon           20:08

109) Christine Flippin      20:15

127) Kelsi Chowning        20:40

197) Kassidy Porter         22:24

220) Tiffani Mangone     23:12

247) Kelly Flowers            24:20

Women’s Team Results (34 teams)

1^st University of Tulsa                             32 points

2^nd Missouri Southern                             135 points

3^rd Harding University                             141 points

4^th University of Oklahoma                      147 points

5^th Midwestern State University              225 points

6^th Southwest Baptist University          242 points

7^th Pittsburg State University                      262 points

Men’s Results (270 runners)

15) Shawn Etzenhouser                   26:04

31) Michael McCampbell                26:28

37) Will Hansen                               26:42

40) David Hackney                           26:45

45) Cameron Ayers                          26:57

57) Jeremy Glassmaker                   27:19

67) Nathaniel Rogers                      27:32

78) Josh Rollins                               27:46

84) David Schulties                          27:51

89) Vince Tichenor                           28:01

91) Caleb Loya                                   28:02

119) Josiah Coen                              28:44

146) Andrew Bly                               29:20

162) Jeff Weseloh                            29:38

202) Philip Peek                              30:56

213) Coty Goodwin                         31:25

230) Andrew Denbow                    32:12

232) Raymond Varner                    32:18

Men’s Team Results (25 teams)

1^st Harding University                                     38 points

2^nd Missouri Southern                                    103 points

3^rd Drury University                                         115 points

4^th Cowley College                                           136 points

5^th Southwest Baptist University                     148 points

6^th Lindenwood                                                 157 points

7^th Pittsburg State University                            180 points