Blaine Broderson (l-Bib number 2590) leads a pack of Owls midway through the Seminole Valley Stampede.

Men's Cross Country John Roushkolb

Schwierjohn PR Helps Owls To Second-Place Finish At Seminole Valley Stampede

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - With Blaine Broderson and Jenson Starr battling each other down the finish chute and Ian Schwierjohn posting a new PR, William Woods claimed a second place finish and the top spot among NAIA schools at the Seminole Valley Stampede hosted by Mount Mercy on Saturday. Less than a minute separated WWU's top five runners, all within the top 20 of the 89-runner field.

Despite cool temperatures and a reasonably flat course, the Owls battled 50 percent humidity and 20 MPH winds out of the northwest. Schwierjohn and Landon Dunlap managed to find a little bit of separation from the main chase pack, with Dunlap finishing 8th and Schwierjohn missing the top-10 overall by five seconds in 11th.

Broderson and Starr battled back and forth throughout the course, with the freshman edging out the senior by 1.6 seconds at the line with a 26:44.0. Kyle Hagemeyer rounded out the scoring for WWU with a 26:54.8 on the afternoon.

This meet was the final tuneup for the Owls, with the AMC Championships next up on Nov. 3. The race is set for an 11:30 a.m. start.

Meet Results
8 (7) - Landon Dunlap 26:13.2
11 (10) - Ian Schwierjohn 26:20.2 (New PR, prev. 26:31.4)
15 (14) - Blaine Brodersen 26:44.0
16 (15) - Jenson Starr 26:45.6
18 (17) - Kyle Hagemeyer 26:54.8
24 (23) - Dustin Russell 27:16.1
57 (51) - Frederic Zheng 29:50.8
88 Layne Norris 41:09.8


Team Scores
1 - Iowa Central CC | 31 pts - 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, (33), (38)
Total time:  2:09:25/25:53

2 - William Woods | 63 pts - 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, (23), (51)
Total Time:  2:12:57/26:35 (Spread 1-5 0:41.6) (Spread 1-7 3:37.6)

3 - Mount Mercy | 94 pts - 2, 18, 21, 25, 28, (40), (46)
Total time:  2:14:47/26:57

4 - Park University | 101 pts - 6, 13, 19, 27, 36, (53), (54)
Total time:  2:15:41/27:08

5 - Midland | 133 pts - 8, 9, 22, 42, 52, 65
Total time:  2:18:09/27:37

6 - Southeastern CC | 148 pts - 16, 24, 31, 34, 43, (47), (56)
Total time:  2:19:08/27:49

7 - Judson | 162 pts - 20, 26, 29, 39, 48, (55), (60)
Total time:  2:20:13/28:02

8 - Grand View | 178 pts - 30, 32, 35, 37, 44, (50), (58)
Total time:  2:21:15/28:15

9 - Viterbo | 224 pts - 5, 45, 49, 62, 63
Total time:  2:29:14/29:50

10 - Graceland | 282 pts - 41, 57, 59, 61, 64, (66), (67)
Total time:  2:34:08/30:49
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Players Mentioned

Layne Norris

Layne Norris

5' 7"
Sophomore
Dustin Russell

Dustin Russell

5' 11"
Junior
Ian Schwierjohn

Ian Schwierjohn

6' 1"
Junior
Jenson Starr

Jenson Starr

6' 0"
Senior
Blaine Brodersen

Blaine Brodersen

6' 5"
Freshman
Kyle Hagemeyer

Kyle Hagemeyer

6' 0"
Freshman
Landon Dunlap

Landon Dunlap

5' 9"
Fifth Year

Players Mentioned

Layne Norris

Layne Norris

5' 7"
Sophomore
Dustin Russell

Dustin Russell

5' 11"
Junior
Ian Schwierjohn

Ian Schwierjohn

6' 1"
Junior
Jenson Starr

Jenson Starr

6' 0"
Senior
Blaine Brodersen

Blaine Brodersen

6' 5"
Freshman
Kyle Hagemeyer

Kyle Hagemeyer

6' 0"
Freshman
Landon Dunlap

Landon Dunlap

5' 9"
Fifth Year