COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Noel Lopez finished second in the men's race and
Mia Salas placed third in the women's field as the MSU Denver cross country teams opened the season Saturday at the UCCS Rust Buster.
Lopez, a returning national qualifier, ran eight kilometers in 25 minutes, 24.50 seconds, leading the Roadrunners to third place in the team race in a field of eight.
Salas, a past All-American in cross country, completed the 5K women's course in 17:49.90, leading the Roadrunners to third place in the team race in a field of seven.
Both MSU Denver teams recorded 73 points.
JJ Ramey, another returning national qualifier, was MSU Denver's second men's finisher, crossing the line in 26:10.30 for 13
th place.
Jordan Duran was 15
th in 26:21.50,
Jonathan Duran was 26
th in 26:54.60 and true freshman
Sean Beasley was 31
st in 27:05.80 in his collegiate debut.
Behind Salas for the MSU Denver women,
Marissa Bruno was 15
th in 18:43.30,
Audrynn Street was 24
th in 19:02.40, and true freshmen
Marin Smith and
Ellie Shaw finished 28
th (19:21.90) and 33
rd (19:35.80), respectively, in their collegiate debuts.
