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Buffs Show Out at Big 12 Championships in Waco
November 01, 2024 | Cross Country
WACO, Tex. — The Colorado Buffaloes cross country teams competed in the Big 12 Championships Friday morning at Baylor University on the Cottonwood Creek Golf Course.
All 16 schools participated in the 6k event for the women, while 13 schools ran an 8k course for their men's teams. Each race fielded 100 runners.
The Buffs placed 6th (165 points) on the women's side, followed up with a 5th place finish (122 points) for the men. Sophomore standouts, Abbey Nechanicky and Dean Casey, headlined as the top finishers for CU.
WOMEN'S 6K
Nechanicky claimed her second consecutive top finish for the Buffaloes with a time of 20:06.12, good enough for 17th overall. She placed inside the top-15 in her last 6k event at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, with a personal best of 19:42.4.
In her first 6k event as a Buff, Jessie Secor finished second for the women's side, shortly after Nechanicky. Secor ran a time of 20:34.4, finishing 31st. Katie Bauerle captured another top-3 placement for her squad, ending in the no. 32 spot with a time of 20:36.5.
Natalie Cook (46th - 21:04.1) and Caroline Mehlhorn (53rd - 21:12.5) rounded out the top five scorers for Colorado.
"I thought the women had a solid day," head coach Sean Carlson said. "I think we probably had another 10 points in us to get up another spot, but hopefully we can feel a little bit better in two weeks at regionals."
MEN'S 8K
Casey secured a 16th place finish, posting a personal record 22:52.8, crushing his previous best time of 23:15.0 he posted for Tennessee last year.
The Buffaloes next seven runners all posted personal record times for the 8k event. Simon Kelati (26th - 23:17.4), Isaiah Givens (27th - 23:20.0), James Overberg (29th - 23:22.3) Wilson Georges (31st - 23:24.8) Grady Rauba (33rd - 23:28.9) Lukas Haug (39th - 23:37.2) and Ethan Edgeworth (40th - 23:45.3).
"Our men probably had our best race so far this year," Carlson stated. "We did a really good job packing it up. Those front 20 guys are some of the best guys in the country right now, and we are trying to inch closer to getting back to the national meet and then back to national relevance."
COLORADO INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Women - 6K
17th - Abbey Nechanicky (20:06.1)
31st - Jessie Secor (20:34.4)
32nd - Katja Bauerle (20:36.5)
46th - Natalie Cook (21:04.1)
53rd - Caroline Mehlhorn (21:12.5)
64th - Elliot Pribramsky (21:29.7)
73rd - Louise Lounes (21:52.5)
80th - Whitney Valenti (22:03.9)
84th - Emma Hadley (22:06.0)
Men - 8K
16th - Dean Casey (22:52.8)
26th - Simon Kelati (23:17.4)
27th - Isaiah Givens (23:20.0)
29th - James Overberg (23:22.3)
31st - Wilson Georges (23:24.8)
33rd - Grady Rauba (23:28.9)
39th - Lukas Haug (23:37.2)
40th - Ethan Edgeworth (23:45.3)
41st - Kole Mathison (23:46.7)
67th - Anthony Monte (24:30.7)
UP NEXT
The Buffs will be back in action in two weeks, where they will compete in the NCAA Reginonals in Reno, Nevada on November 15.
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