VERMILLION, S.D. ­— Both South Dakota cross country squads placed inside the top 10, and three Coyotes placed inside the top five of their races Friday afternoon at the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois.

In the men's invite (red) race, Natnael Kifle ran 23:31.9 to place fifth overall. It was his second straight race running under 24 minutes and was a personal best time for the junior. He was the top Summit League finisher in the field and his finishing time ranks fifth in the Summit League this season.
 
Tommy Hensley (24:23.8), Piercze Marshall (24:25.8), Isaac Ochoa (24:29.8), and Levi Hill (24:37.2) rounded out the scoring five for the Yotes. As a team, USD finished in eighth overall with 226 points. USD ranked as high as fourth at the 5k mark of the race.
 
In the women's invite (red) race, the Coyotes had five runners under 21 minutes and all seven Yotes were under 21:30. Geneva Timmerman paced the Coyotes with a 20:17.3 time for fifth place, followed closely by Drew Beason in 20:29.6 for seventh.
 
Peyton Svehla (13^th: 20:43.8), Alexus Sindelar (25^th: 20:56.3), and Alyx Woodley (26^th: 20:56.7) rounded out the scoring five. The Coyotes placed third as a team with 71 points, and were in second as a team throughout the race until the final kilometer
 
Calia Chaney paced the Coyote women in the open division by placing third with a time of 21:35.9 in the 6k race. Ellie Thomas (22:04.9) placed eighth and Taylor Byerley (22:07.8) 10^th for the Coyotes who placed second as a team in the open.
 
Four Coyote men ran in the open division, led by Caleb Muehler's time of 25:24.6 to place 31^st.
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Men's Red (Invite) Race
5. Natnael Kifle 23:31.9
55. Tommy Hensley 24:23.8
58. Piercze Marshall 24:25.8
64. Isaac Ochoa 24:29.8
74. Levi Hill 24:37.2
90. Jack Williams 24:46.0
103. Isaiah Smith 24:58.5
178. Cohen Moll 26:09.7
 
Women's Red (Invite) Race
5. Geneva Timmerman 20:17.3
7. Drew Beason 20:29.6
13. Peyton Svehla 20:43.8
25. Alexus Sindelar 20:56.3
26. Alyx Woodley 20:56.7
33. Jade Ecoffey 21:00.5
59. Kori McClain 21:25.1
 
Men's White (Open) Race
31. Caleb Muehler 25:24.6
58. Charlie Larson 25:57.5
90. Landon Wegleitner 26:28.5
184. Trevor Hiatt 28:17.3
 
Women's White (Open) Race
3. Calia Chaney 21:35.9
8. Ellie Thomas 22:04.9
10. Taylor Byerley 22:07.8
14. Kinsey Evans 22:17.5
25. Sarah VanDeBerg 22:31.5
41. Alexis Pagel 23:04.7
70. Madison Brouwer 23:34.9
 
UP NEXT
South Dakota cross country is on to the postseason after this weekend, with the Summit League Championships next on the schedule. The conference meet is scheduled for October 31 in St. Paul, Minn., and is hosted by St. Thomas.

 
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