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Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Wolfpack Women Secure Second Place at Sean Earl Invitational
10/4/2024 4:58:00 PM | Cross Country
CHICAGO, ILL. — The NC State women's cross country team secured second place, while the men finished seventh at the Sean Earl Loyola Invitational on Friday.
The women's team scored 71 points, finishing behind Alabama, which took first with 57 points. Junior Grace Hartman led the Pack for the second time this season, placing fourth with a time of 19:16.96. Hannah Gapes finished sixth (20:05.98), and Fiona Smith rounded out the top three finishers for NC State in 14th (20:05.98).
The men's team placed seventh out of 15 teams with a score of 179. Graduate student Brett Gardner was the top finisher for the Pack, taking 11th place with a time of 23:17.97. Toby Gualter followed in 13th place at 23:26.10. Freshman Noah Valyo ran as an official member of NC State for the first time in his collegiate career. He finished third for the team, placing 37th with a time of 23:57.81.
Six members of the Pack also competed in the ECU Pirate Invitational. The results are listed below.
NEXT UP
The Wolfpack returns to action on Friday, Oct. 18, when it will travel to Elon University for the Phoenix Invitational.
FINAL RESULTS
Sean Earl Loyola Invitational
Men's 8k
(11) Brett Gardner // 23:17.97
(13) Toby Gualter // 23:26.10
(37) Noah Valyo // 23:57.81
(56) Matt Bogdan // 24:14.34
(64) JJ Malach // 24:17.58
(67) Wesley Larson // 24:18.16
(74) Ryan Motondo // 24:22.42
Women's 6k
(4) Grace Hartman // 19:16.96
(6) Hannah Gapes // 19:33.55
(14) Fiona Smith // 20:05.98
(19) Angelina Napoleon // 20:11.88
(28) Ellie Shea // 20:24.35
(49) Bethany Michalak // 20:46.80
(70) Kate Putman // 21:06.94
(97) Caroline Murrell // 21:19.79
ECU Pirate Invitational
Men's 8k
(34) Travis Koekemoer // 24:39.0
(42) Elliott McArthur // 24:58.3
(62) Marco Evans // 25:13.3
Women's 6k
(31) Olivia Haas // 22:36.9
(105) Sierra Collins // 23:47.5
Unattached
ECU Pirate Invitational
(13) Brayden Marshall // 24:17.6
(68) Tyler Surface // 25:19.1
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