Cross Country Runs in AAC Championships Saturday

AUGUSTA, Kan. – University of Memphis' Zachary Wyatt paced the men's cross country team and finished with a top-10 performance at the American Athletic Conference Championships Saturday morning.

Wyatt placed ninth in the men's 8K with a time of 24:42.17, followed closely by Payton Gleason, who placed 11^th overall (24:45.97). Both earned All-Conference recognition.

The men placed fifth as a team with a score of 131 points.

Chablis Shreffler was the first to cross the finish line for the women in the 35^th overall spot (22:42.63) for the 6K. She led the Memphis women's team to a 9^th place standing.

Tulsa swept the team results for both the men and women; the men's team was led by first and second place finishers Patrick Dever (23:28.82) and Scott Beattie (23:34.76), and the women secured their second-straight championship with a total of 40 points.

Wichita State's Winny Koskei had the women's top performance with a time of 20:49.24. This was her third straight solo win, making her the most decorated cross country athlete in conference history.

Men's 8K Results

Finish	Runner	Time
9.	Zachary Wyatt	24:42
11.	Payton Gleason	24:46
21.	Tate Wyatt	25:07
51.	Peter Kostarellis	26:48
53.	Liam Walsh	26.57
57.	Max Rathburn	27:47
59.	Jason Doland	27:47
62.	Bradley Turner	28:26
64.	Vincent Chenier	29:01

Women's 6K Results

Finish	Runner	Time
35.	Chablis Shreffler	22:42
51.	Brooke Mussche	23:18
61.	Solstice Saliba	23:49
63.	Lauren Metzger	23:57
72.	Sonsoles Martin Rodriguez	24:26
74.	Chloe Figgins	25:12
78.	Madi Ray	26:21

Team Results
Men's 8K

Team	Total Time	Average Time	Points
Tulsa	1:59:50.21	23:58.05	20
Cincinnati	2:02:46.99	24:33.40	54
Temple	2:05:40.62	25:08.13	93
Wichita State	2:06:15.17	25:15.04	112
Memphis	2:08:22.05	25:40.41	131
East Carolina	2:08:15.29	25:39.06	146
Houston	2:13:33.14	26:57.04	202
South Florida	2:14:45.17	26:57.04	227

Women's 6K

Team	Total Time	Average Time	Points
Tulsa	1:47:49.40	21:33.88	40
Wichita State	1:48:43.20	21:44.64	61
Cincinnati	1:49:49.87	21:57.98	70
Temple	1:51:21.13	22:16.23	104
UCF	1:52:21.74	22:28.35	143
East Carolina	1:53:05.62	22:37.13	153
SMU	1:53:49.75	22:45.95	164
Houston	1:56:02.30	23:12.46	220
Memphis	1:58:14.35	23:38.87	263
South Florida	1:58:45.96	23:45.19	273

University of Memphis Athletics

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Players Mentioned

Jason Doland

Chloe Figgins

Payton Gleason

Peter Kostarellis

Sonsoles Martin Rodriguez

Lauren Metzger

Brooke Mussche

Max Rathburn

Madi Ray

Solstice Saliba

Chablis Shreffler

Bradley Turner

Tate Wyatt

Zachary Wyatt

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