2 Wins and Top 10s Lead Creighton at Platte River Rumble

Tommy Murray secured his second consecutive victory and Taylor Rorick earned her third straight top-10 finish, leading the Creighton cross country teams at the Platte River Rumble Collegiate in Ashland, Nebraska.

Platte River Rumble Team Standings and Weather Conditions

The Creighton men’s team finished second out of seven competing squads with 59 points on the 8K course at Olsson Cross Country Course. South Dakota State claimed the men’s team title with 26 points. In the women’s 6K competition, Rogers State secured the team title with 16 points. South Dakota State edged Creighton by a single point, 108 to 109, to take second place, while Omaha followed closely in third with 111 points in a field of 102 participants. Runners faced challenging conditions during the meet, competing in 50-degree temperatures with winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour.

Tommy Murray Wins Men's Race at 8K Course

Fresh off a victory at the Briar Cliff Invite two weeks prior, Murray ran the 8K course to win the men's race in 24:48.7. The senior sat in seventh place at the 1-kilometer mark before advancing to the front by the 5-kilometer checkpoint. After slipping to third at the 7-kilometer mark, a final surge on the closing incline propelled him past South Dakota State runners Sully Anez, who finished second in 24:54.2, and Dale Johnson, who took third in 24:57.8. Rorick paced the Creighton women by crossing the finish line in 22:41.9 to place seventh in the 6K race. Rogers State runners Amy Morefield and Amaya Grant claimed the top two spots in the women’s event, clocking 21:57.0 and 22:00.1 respectively.

Creighton Runners Place in Top Ranks

Freshman A.J. Abeyta placed sixth in the men’s race with a time of 25:18.4, marking his second top-10 finish in as many races after missing the opening meet of the season. Andrew Sauer finished 13th for Creighton in 25:36.7, Owen Marett took 18th in 25:46.7, and Lucas Bossinger rounded out the team’s top scorers in 22nd place with a time of 25:52.4 among 100 total entrants. On the women’s side, freshman Tatum Neilson took 13th in 22:52.6. Sophomores Sophia Redler and Atlee Wallman finished 24th and 28th with times of 23:22.9 and 23:33.1, respectively. Junior Alexis Leone placed 43rd in 23:53.4, just ahead of freshman teammate Emma Vecchio, who finished 42nd in 23:53.6.

BIG EAST Cross Country Championships on October 30

Creighton takes the upcoming weekend off from competition to train before traveling to Mechanicsville, Virginia. The Bluejays will compete next at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships Presented by JEEP, scheduled for October 30.