MSU Billings Women’s Cross-Country Places Second at S.D. Tech Invitational

RAPID CITY, SD – The Montana State University-Billings women’s cross-country team used top-five finishes from Chelsea Lynnes and Ellen Swogger to take home second place at the South Dakota Tech Invitational on Saturday.  The Yellowjackets finished with 65 points, edging the University of Mary’s 68 for second place.  Black Hills State finished first with 20 points.

Lynnes, a sophomore from Miles City, finished fourth in the 5K race with a time of 20:47.  Swogger, also a sophomore from Miles City, was just five seconds behind Lynnes, taking the fifth spot.  Rounding out the top five for the Yellowjackets were Anjel Hoff (15^th place, 21:37), Kelly Long (18^th place, 21:55) and Tracie Overberg (29^th place, 22:57).  Also competing for MSU Billings were Kendra Bebee (23:59) Colleen Knudson (24:14), Mandy Brown (24:20), and Abbie Strutz (25:07).  

The Yellowjackets men’s team didn’t qualify for a team score.  The top finisher for MSUB was Josh Jones, whose 29:08 time in the 8K race was good for 16^th place.  Ben McNelley finished 37^th in 31:43, Brian Fosjord finished 39^th in 31:48, and Ryan Archibald finished 45^th in 33:13.

The Yellowjackets’ next meet will be the Montana State University-Bozeman Invitational on September 21.

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