“I think it [the course] was better suited for billy goats than for cross country runners, but I thought that our team held up very well.”
-- Jim Dose
DMACC cross country coach
-- Jim Dose
DMACC cross country coach
DMACC -- The Des Moines Area Community College cross country team finished third at the Bill Buxton Invitational August 31 at Indianola.
Simpson College, the host team, won the five-team race with 26 points. College of St. Mary placed second with 37 points and DMACC was third with 76 points.
“The course was extremely tough,” DMACC cross country coach Jim Dose said. “I think it was better suited for billy goats than for cross country runners, but I thought that our team held up very well. They competed better than the week before and seemed to run stronger which is what we are shooting for as the season progresses.”
Freshman Alissa Van Klootwyk of Knoxville led DMACC with a sixth-place finish in 18 minutes, 12 seconds.
“It was good to see Alissa Van Klootwyk finish in the top ten against competition that included nothing but four-year schools,” Dose said. “Overall, it was an improvement for the Bears and we hope to continue to get stronger as the weeks go by.”
Sophomore Brooke Schweikert of finished 16th in 19:31, sophomore Kirstin Angus of West Des Moines was 17th in 19:37 and freshman Taylor Gwiasda of Ames was 18th in 20:50. Freshman Anna Fleckenstein of Cedar Rapids rounded out the DMACC effort with a 19th place finish in 21:30.
Freshman Mary Prusa of Des Moines also competed for the Bears. Her time was 22:49.
Buena Vista University’s Holly Nuetzman won the 4K race with a time of 17:01.
Simpson College, the host team, won the five-team race with 26 points. College of St. Mary placed second with 37 points and DMACC was third with 76 points.
“The course was extremely tough,” DMACC cross country coach Jim Dose said. “I think it was better suited for billy goats than for cross country runners, but I thought that our team held up very well. They competed better than the week before and seemed to run stronger which is what we are shooting for as the season progresses.”
Freshman Alissa Van Klootwyk of Knoxville led DMACC with a sixth-place finish in 18 minutes, 12 seconds.
“It was good to see Alissa Van Klootwyk finish in the top ten against competition that included nothing but four-year schools,” Dose said. “Overall, it was an improvement for the Bears and we hope to continue to get stronger as the weeks go by.”
Sophomore Brooke Schweikert of finished 16th in 19:31, sophomore Kirstin Angus of West Des Moines was 17th in 19:37 and freshman Taylor Gwiasda of Ames was 18th in 20:50. Freshman Anna Fleckenstein of Cedar Rapids rounded out the DMACC effort with a 19th place finish in 21:30.
Freshman Mary Prusa of Des Moines also competed for the Bears. Her time was 22:49.
Buena Vista University’s Holly Nuetzman won the 4K race with a time of 17:01.