The cross country team was disappointed as its season came to an end after placing seventh at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships at Willis Case Golf Course.
MSU was not only unable to defend its title, but also failed to make the cut for the next round.
“Regionals wasn’t fun,” said head cross country coach Koby Styles. “It’s tough competing with other runners who are used to running with a high altitude.”
Janel Campbell led the Lady Mustangs at 26th after clocking 23:23. Abigail Gonzales came 56th as she clocked 24:23 while Michelle Kezonoski (24:43) and Kim Krezonoski (24:45) placed 67th and 70th in that order.
“The twins happened to have an off day,” Styles said.
Tylo Farrar (25:11.00) and Brittany Adams (26:30.00) finished 83rd and 121st to sum up the Lady Mustangs’ 238 points.
Adams State University won the conference with 28 points while Western State Colorado University finished with 49 points at second place, Colorado-Colorado Springs scored 108 points at third, Colorado Mines grabbed 132 points at fourth and West Texas A&M settled with 140 points for fifth.
“The teams we ran against ran really well,” Styles said. “It was a rough two weeks and we had high hopes.”
The Lady Mustangs plan on taking a break to recover from the recently concluded season and prepare for future meets.
“We’re going to take a little break and start getting ready for indoor track,” Styles said. “I’m going to work diligently so these girls don’t have to feel this way again.”
