Lane Tibbs

MITCHELL, S.D. The 2014 Great Plains Athletic Conference cross country season came to an end at the league s championship meet Saturday at Wild Oak Golf Course in Mitchell, S.D.

The Tigers finished eighth on the women s side, while the DWU men took 10^th out of 11 teams.

The women finished with a score of 317, finishing two points better than 11^th place Briar Cliff University. The women were led by junior Skylar Forgey (Colome, S.D.), who finished the 5K race in 64^th place out of 94 runners with a time of 20 minutes, 43.76 seconds.

Junior Nicole Court-Menedez (Lewiston, Maine) finished 72^nd with a time of 21:22.91, while Jessica Neises (Madison, S.D.) took 78^th with a time of 21:38.92.

The women s title was captured by Dordt College, which is ranked second in the NAIA. The Defenders had five of the top nine runners in the field and finished with a team score of 31. The individual crown went to Gabi Jenkins from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a time of 17:42.16.

On the men s side, the Tigers finished eighth out of 11 teams with a score of 237. DWU was led by freshman Lane Tibbs (Kenesaw, Neb.) with a time of 26:17.55 on the 8K course. Sophomore Kellan Willet (Lincoln, Neb.) took 24^th with a time of 26:21.49, while freshman Jeremiah Panec (Kenesaw, Neb.) took 51^st with a time of 27:11.21.

The men s title went to Morninside College with 44 total points, including the top two finishers individually. Jay Welp and Mark Abrams finished in the top two spot individually for the Mustangs.