Men's and Women's Cross Country Compete at Gans Creek Classic

The Chicago State men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Gans Creek Classic hosted by the University of Missouri at the Gans Creek XC Course in Columbia, Missouri today. The men's team finished 16th out of 16 teams in an 8000m race while the women competed as individuals in a 6000m competition.

Eric Casarez from Texas A&M won the individual title in the men's race with a time of 23:36.5. For the Cougars, Jonnathan Fernandez had best finish, coming in 81st with a time of 25:46.5.

In the women's race, Madison Rush of Missouri Western was the individual winner with a time of 21:27.8. The Cougars, who had three women compete, were led by Angelica Moore who clocked in at 28:21.6.

A complete list of team results and Cougars individuals below. 

Gans Creek Classic
Hosted by the University of Missouri
Gans Creek XC Course
Columbia, Missouri

Men's Invitational 8000m
1 North Florida, 72
2 Wichita State, 84
3 Bradley, 94
4 Missouri, 113
5 Iowa, 138
6 Drake, 148
7 Texas A&M, 157
8 Kansas State, 181
9 Belmont, 207
10 Saint Louis, 219
11 Baylor, 299
12 Kansas, 322
13 Creighton, 375
14 Murray State, 412
15 Northern Iowa, 453
16 Chicago State, 507. 

Chicago State Individual Finishers (time/individual place)
Jonnathan Fernandez 25:46.5 (81)
Kevin Castruita 28:26.6 (105)
Javon Bruce, 28:51.0 (106)
Lance Hubert, 28:58.7 (107)
Brian Kiptanui, 29:52.8 (108)
Derrick Kipchumba 30:02.2 (109)

Women's Open 6000m
Chicago State runners competed as individuals
(time/individual place)
Angelica Moore, 28:21.6 (68)
Faith Rotich, 29:28.1 (73)
Aileen Lopez, 29:37.4 (75)

About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).  The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. 

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