Beavers Compete well at Jimmie Invite

The Minot State Cross Country teams headed to Jamestown, North Dakota for the 2009 Jimmie Invitational on October 2 nd. Both teams ran very well and say some big improvements from the following weeks.

The men were lead by Brandon Velasquez who was 4 th overall with a season best time of 27 minutes and 19 seconds. Brandon was the top DAC and NAIA runner in the field and helped the men to a third place finish. As running well for the Beavers were Cory Meza and Leon Median who finished 11 th and 12 th . Ryan Perry and Dylan Hildenbrand finished off the team with 18 th and 36 th place finishes. The men finished just 3 points behind conference competitor Dickinson State; 71-69, with Moorhead winning the meet at 32 points.

The women also ran very strong with Breyette Schall directing the team with a 3 rd place finish. She ran for a career best time in 19 minutes 39 seconds. Courtney Schall and Liz Beck also ran well finishing in 14 th and 18 th place respectively. Cassie Sayler and Amanda Towle rounded out the team at 26 th and 33 rd . Head coach Stu Melby commented on the performances, “I like how things are going. We have two weeks to train and get better before our home meet. We are looking forward to getting home.”