Cross Country Teams Open Season At Spartan Invitational

OVERVIEW – SPARTAN INVITATIONAL

EVENT: Spartan Invitational

LOCATION: East Lansing, Michigan (Michigan State University)

RECAP: The Northwood University cross country teams opened their 2016 by competing in the Spartan Invitational Friday night (September 16).

INSIDE THE MEET

• No team scoring was taken at the event, which featured runner from across all divisions of collegiate athletics.
• The men's team was led by the duo of Tyler Jensen (Ovid, Mich./Ovid-Elsie) and Will Moench (Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa). Jensen finished 156^th with a time of 27:35.
• Right behind Jensen was Moench, who clocked a 27:37 to place 157^th.
• A total of 410 runners took part in the men's event.
• On the women's side, Northwood was led by Jennifer McKenna (Orchard Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Northern). She ran a 25:57 to place 217^th overall.
• Jacqueline Reneaud (Goodrich, Mich.) placed 254^th with a time of 27:00.
• A total of 366 athletes took part in the women's race.

UP NEXT

• Northwood will compete at the Grand Rapids Community College Invitational Friday (September 23).