ST. PAUL, Minn. – Winning the event by more than 20 seconds, Augsburg University's
Mohammed Bati (FY, Dodola, Ethiopia/GAP School) became the first-ever Auggie men's cross country runner to earn an individual conference title at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS: Augsburg 9
th/11 teams (200)
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS: Augsburg 11th/12 teams (341)
LOCATION: Highland Park Golf Course, St. Paul, Minn.
AUGSBURG MEN
• With his first-place finish in the field of 169 runners, Bati becomes the first Auggie men's cross country runner ever, and just the second Auggie overall, to claim an individual conference crown in cross country after Taybri Irving won the women's title in 2016. He finished the 8,000-meter race in 24:27.4, more than 20 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher and just over five seconds off of his school-record 8k time set earlier this season. Bati has now entered six races in his collegiate career, winning five of them.
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Sakariya Hussien (JR, Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS) was the second Auggie across the line, finishing 50
th (40
th team) with a time of 27:09.5.
Getinat Asfaw (JR, Eagan, Minn./Rosemount HS) was just behind him, clocking a time of 27:14.7 to finish in 54
th (41
st team).
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Bereket Wondimu (SO, Eagan, Minn./Burnsville HS) finished in 81
st (54
th team) with a time of 27:55.8 while
Grayson Harris (SO, Littleton, Colo./Dakota Ridge HS) landed in 112
th (64
th team) with a time of 28:58.4.
Henry Nelson (FY, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS) was next across the line for Augsburg with a time of 29:14.9, good for 120
th place (66
th team).
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Max Jacobson (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Zurich International School) finished in 29:28.7,
Joseph Kubly (FY, Crystal, Minn. Robbinsdale Cooper HS) finished in 29:59.4, and
Aaron Puent (SR, La Crosse, Wis./La Crosse Aquinas HS) posted a time of 30:12.9.
Pollei Qadar Caliyare (SO, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) finished in 32:41.3 and
Sam Scheuneman (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Burnsville HS) rounded out the Auggie men with a time of 33:06.9.
AUGSBURG WOMEN
•
Gracie Johnson (JR, Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS) was the first Auggie to finish the 6,000-meter course, crossing the line in 43
rd place (35
th team) among the 181 runners with a time of 25:00.3.
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Brooklyn Conrad (FY, Ortonville, Minn./ Ortonville HS) was the second Auggie to finish as she claimed 123
rd (68
th team) with a time of 27:39.2.
Chloe Kintop (SR, Foxboro, Wis./Superior HS) finished in 28:55.7 to land in 153
rd (75
th team).
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Annabel Lantz (SO, Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS) claimed 173
rd (78
th team) with a time of 31:21.9 while
Tateum Park (JR, Davenport, Iowa/Davenport North HS) was just two spots behind her in 175
th (79
th team) with a time of 32:44.2.
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Mikalah Konz (FY, Bingham Lake, Minn./Windom HS) posted a time of 35:07.6 while
Ingri Ramirez (SR, West St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul HS) finished in 37:48.6.
UP NEXT
• The Auggies will compete in the NCAA Division III North Regional Championships in Northfield, Minn. on the campus of St. Olaf College on Saturday, November 12 with the women's race at 11 am and the men's race following at 12 pm.
