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Mizzou Cross Country Set for Nuttycombe Invitational

Mizzou Cross Country during the Gans Creek Classic Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, MO on October 3, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Curry)

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Cross Country continues its 2021 season on Friday at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisc. The Tigers will face off against national competitors at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The men are scheduled to begin the 8k “B” and 8k race at 11:40 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. CT, while the women’s team will begin its 6k “B” and 6k races 11:00 A.M. and 12:20 P.M. respectively.

In this fourth meet of the season, fresh off top five team finishes at Gans Creek, a total of 21 Tigers, 9 women and 12 men, are set to take to the starting boxes in both A and B races this weekend.

On the women’s side, the batch of runners that led Mizzou two weeks ago will be prominent once again, building on a strong 2nd place team finish at the Gans Creek Classic. Key returner and senior Sarah Chapman (Maidenhead, England), coming off a second-place individual finish in Columbia, is looking to continue her streak in Wisconsin. Similarly, sophomore Isabelle Christiansen (Oswego, Ill.) had an outstanding 8th place individual finish two weeks ago and is anticipated to join Chapman in leading the women on Friday.

The men’s team will also look to keep up their strong performance following the Gans Creek Classic where freshman William Sinclair (Tauwhare, New Zealand) and junior Marquette Wilhite (Warrensburg, Mo.) finished the 8k 4th and 7th, respectively. These top 10 performances led the men to a fourth place team finish, and these two key returners, alongside 10 other Mizzou men, are looking to build on their success this weekend in Madison.

Mizzou Starting Line – Men (A Race)

Owen Bishop (Sr.) // Royce Fisher  (Fr.) //  Jacob Nicholson (Sr.) // Martin Prodanov (Jr.) // William Sinclair (Fr.) // Mitchell Small (R-So.) // Marquette Wilhite (Jr.)

Mizzou Starting Line – Men (B Race)

Angus Beer (Fr.) // Blake Morris (Fr.) // Jonathan Schmidt (R-Fr.) // Luke Winkler (Fr.) // Quentin Worley (Fr.)

Mizzou Starting Line – Women (A Race)

Sarah Chapman (Sr.) // Isabelle Christiansen (So.) // Allison Newman (Fr.) // Mikayla Reed (Jr.) // McKenna Revord (Fr.) // Reily Revord (Jr.) // Jenna Schwartz (So.)

Mizzou Starting Line – Women (B Race)

Andi Bowman (So.) // Abby Hake (Jr.)

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