Bulldog Cross Country Teams Run Strong At Greater Louisville Classic

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and women's cross country squads took part in the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday (Oct. 2) in Louisville, Ky.

The meet is annually one of the country's largest and features teams from all levels of competition.

For Ferris State, Sydney Kubiak came in 42nd overall in a time of 19:10.3 in the event. Freshman Melanea Strauss was 57th (19:23.3).

The Bulldogs' Hannah Loucks placed 84th (19:41.5) with Callie Delaney 96th (19:48.4) and Amelia Topolinski 123rd (20:01.7) in the event.

The Bulldog women's team captured ninth place overall in the 5K Blue Division with 386 total ponints.

The Bulldog men took 19th place overall wtih 538 points in the men's 8K Blue Division.

FSU was led by Donis Harris, who placed 16th overall at 25:13.8 in the race. Freshman Nathan Alford finished 70th (25:58.4) with fellow newcomer Noah Griffith 84th (26:06.8).

Meanwhile, Dan Hardesty took 196th place (27:05.0) and Brandon Wirth was 220th (27:16.1) in leading the Bulldogs.

Ferris State will next take part in the Lewis Conference Crossover on Oct. 9 in Romeoville, Ill.