Cougars earn 11th and 9th Place at LCC Invite

(Lansing, MI)-- The Cleary Cougars cross country teams competed in one of the area's largest meets, featuring over 30 teams and 300 total runners, and they did not disappoint Friday afternoon at Grand Woods Park in Lansing.

In the women's race, Mallory Tognetti finished in 3rd place overall with an impressive time of 19:16.6, only finishing behind a runner from host Lansing CC and Detroit Mercy.  Lauren Gores had a good showing, with a time of 20:41.4 to finish in 32nd place, and Abby McClelland ran a 21:43.0.  Cleary's team score earned them 11th place out of 19 team scores in the 5K race.

In the men's race, Donovan White was the fastest Cougar, and earned a spot in the top-15, when he ran a 27:01.2 8K to finish in 12th place.  Wyatt Emmons finished in 36th place with a time of 28:06.1, and Ethan Beres ran a 28:12.7 to finish in 38th place.  The Cougars finished in 9th place out of 22 teams in their 8K race.

Cleary will next run at the Lourdes Invitational on October 15.