Ferris State Cross Country Squads Wrap Up Michigan State Spartan Invite

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and women's cross country squads competed against top competition on Friday (Sept. 13) as the Bulldogs ran in the Michigan State Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational in East Lansing.

The Bulldog women were led by Hanna Brock, who came in 27th overall in the 6K race as she was timed in 22:51.8. Teammate Whitney Farrell was only a spot behind in 28th place with a time of 23:00.6.

FSU's Jessica Durkee placed 51st in the field (23:40.4) with Ella Kowatch 64th (24:14.7) and Kaylee Huey 66th (24:20.7) in leading the Bulldog women's team.

In the men's 8K race, the Bulldogs were led by junior Cooper Sorsen in 39th place overall. He clocked 25:57.8 in the race.

The Bulldogs' Ryan Ososki took 60th place (26:36.7) with Gavin Vansolkema 74th (26:57.4) and Noah Griffith 80th (27:11.7) in the event. Freshman Zak Kimmel was 87th overall (27:17.4) and sophomore Ben Knuth took 92nd place (27:26.4) in the upper half of the FSU lineup.

The Bulldogs will next head back to the Lansing area on Sept. 20 for the Lansing Invite.

Visit the link below for complete race results:
https://ferrisstate.prestosports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/files/Spartan_Invite.pdf