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2026 NIRCA CLUB RUNNING

Great Plains Regional

October 17, 2026 · Gans Creek Cross Country Course Columbia, MO

Verified October 24, 2026 · Independent coverage from Confluence Running · Official NIRCA site

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Wisconsin swept the team titles at Gans Creek. Its men scored 26 to Illinois's 60 and Minnesota's 84. Jacob Alejandro won the 8K in 25:54.16, only 1.35 seconds ahead of Iowa State's Adrian Welton.

Wisconsin's women scored 32, ahead of Illinois with 51 and Minnesota with 65. Dasha Vorontsov won the 6K in 22:14.67. Teammate Ryann Wagner finished second in 22:22.86, with Minnesota's Chloe McCormick third in 22:54.87.

Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.

Published meet program

Organizer schedule · subject to change
Local time Event
9:00 AM Women's 6k
10:00 AM Men's 8k
11:30 AM Awards

Women's results

Women's team results
Place Club Points Top-five average
1 University of Wisconsin 32 23:17.40
2 University of Illinois 51 24:09.60
3 University of Minnesota 65 24:36.00
4 University of Missouri 93 25:40.40
5 Illinois State University 98 25:48.60
Women's individual results · 6K
Place Runner Club Time Scoring place
1 Dasha Vorontsov University of Wisconsin 22:14.67 1
2 Ryann Wagner University of Wisconsin 22:22.86 2
3 Chloe McCormick University of Minnesota 22:54.87 3
4 Violet Schnizlein University of Illinois 22:58.45 4
5 Eve Steele University of Minnesota 23:00.76 5
6 Allison Behounek University of Illinois 23:24.03 6
7 Lenny Sterritt University of Illinois 23:30.62 7
8 Savannah Bastiaans University of Iowa 23:30.73 -
9 Lauren Tears University of Wisconsin 23:38.03 8
10 Abby Lopez University of Wisconsin 23:38.61 9
11 Emma Breese Iowa State University 23:46.03 -
12 Abigail Kilian Illinois State University 23:48.68 10
13 Ava Bonvillian University of Missouri 24:16.08 11
14 Lauren Fligge University of Wisconsin 24:35.11 12
15 Payten Winkler University of Minnesota 24:55.12 13
16 Abigail Diggs University of Missouri 24:56.52 14
17 Caitlin Thomas University of Illinois 24:56.65 15
18 Drew Caffrey University of Minnesota 25:06.29 16
19 Nikki Harrison Illinois State University 25:34.54 17
20 Cienna Genta University of Missouri 25:43.23 18
21 Annika Luthe University of Illinois 26:00.92 19
22 Anna Zlatic University of Illinois 26:17.34 (20)
23 Anya De La Luz Mozo Illinois State University 26:21.13 21
24 Zoey Frank University of Wisconsin 26:24.22 (22)
25 Rebecca Dosek Illinois State University 26:30.79 23
26 Savannah Davis University of Missouri 26:38.25 24
27 Jennifer Ruiz University of Illinois 26:40.41 (25)
28 Skye Santiago University of Missouri 26:49.33 26
29 Jenna Pullega Illinois State University 26:50.96 27
30 Dana Reed University of Illinois 27:02.13 -
31 Abby Hellrung University of Minnesota 27:05.61 28
32 Kelsey Wojtalewicz University of Missouri 27:12.09 (29)
33 Sidney Turlington University of Missouri 27:12.33 (30)
34 Kamryn Rader Illinois State University 27:46.42 (31)
35 Olivia McPherson University of Iowa 27:53.32 -
36 Jocelyn Cielo - Grande University of Illinois 28:07.58 -
37 Greta Snyder University of Illinois 28:24.86 -
38 Holly Harris Illinois State University 28:33.38 (32)
39 Lauren Frake University of Illinois 28:55.86 -
40 Haley McCune University of Illinois 29:06.42 -
41 Milla Beldo University of Minnesota 29:16.36 (33)
42 Amber Forsythe University of Minnesota 29:16.54 (34)
43 Amber Skipton Illinois State University 29:41.13 -
44 Evelyn Stephens University of Minnesota 29:43.24 -
45 Avery White University of Minnesota 29:43.36 -
46 Rachel Brozenec Illinois State University 30:00.97 -
47 Olivia Melby Illinois State University 30:14.03 -
48 Kiley Senall University of Illinois 30:48.29 -
49 Kyariane Joseph University of Illinois 32:16.13 -
50 Margaret Walsh University of Illinois 32:44.65 -
51 Amelia Alvarez University of Wisconsin 33:17.56 (35)

Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.

Men's results

Men's team results
Place Club Points Top-five average
1 University of Wisconsin 26 26:13.20
2 University of Illinois 60 26:50.00
3 University of Minnesota 84 27:07.00
4 Iowa State University 115 27:55.40
5 Illinois State University 117 27:52.60
6 University of Missouri 124 27:58.60
Men's individual results · 8K
Place Runner Club Time Scoring place
1 Jacob Alejandro University of Wisconsin 25:54.16 1
2 Adrian Welton Iowa State University 25:55.51 2
3 Owynn Garrelts University of Wisconsin 26:04.83 3
4 Nathan Simon University of Wisconsin 26:05.75 4
5 Aidan Bendickson University of Minnesota 26:08.74 5
6 Adam Gribbins Illinois State University 26:08.87 6
7 Jack Krusinski University of Wisconsin 26:13.76 7
8 Henry Barker University of Missouri 26:34.46 8
9 Maxwell Maloney University of Illinois 26:43.36 9
10 Braden Stillmaker University of Illinois 26:45.94 10
11 Sam Keuler University of Wisconsin 26:50.01 11
12 Alex Herrera University of Illinois 26:50.65 12
13 Jeremy Perez University of Illinois 26:51.34 13
14 Aidan Stoltz University of Minnesota 26:57.97 14
15 Wilhelm Lackner University of Wisconsin 26:58.86 (15)
16 Alex Demas University of Illinois 27:01.89 16
17 Jack Wilkinson University of Illinois 27:10.91 (17)
18 Darwin Herman Illinois State University 27:17.41 18
19 Henry Lemke University of Minnesota 27:21.53 19
20 Alec Olson University of Minnesota 27:22.15 20
21 Sean Thomas Iowa State University 27:22.75 21
22 Keith Solberg University of Illinois 27:25.57 (22)
23 Gunnar Sulzen University of Illinois 27:27.03 -
24 Jackson Amick University of Missouri 27:28.46 23
25 Lundgren Carl University of Iowa 27:35.83 -
26 Lucas Galindo Iowa State University 27:37.34 24
27 Gunnar Rhoads University of Missouri 27:38.53 25
28 Elliott Wasche University of Minnesota 27:47.72 26
29 Lance Nemecek University of Wisconsin 27:52.13 (27)
30 Zachary Friedmann University of Minnesota 27:57.93 (28)
31 Kieran Roedel University of Wisconsin 28:02.13 -
32 Jake Diaferio Illinois State University 28:04.01 29
33 Ben Hoffman University of Illinois 28:06.61 -
34 Reed Merklein University of Wisconsin 28:08.87 -
35 Walter Chang University of Illinois 28:10.94 -
36 Brendan Graven University of Illinois 28:12.22 -
37 Samuel Morrison Northwestern University 28:13.85 -
38 Logan Liu Northwestern University 28:18.29 -
39 Ashton Yarrington University of Wisconsin 28:29.06 -
40 Elijah Judd University of Wisconsin 28:31.33 -
41 James Coppinger Illinois State University 28:38.13 30
42 Ronin Borgson University of Illinois 28:39.83 -
43 Jake Cruz Iowa State University 28:40.36 31
44 Brendan Berger University of Missouri 28:41.10 32
45 Marcus Finley University of Illinois 28:48.81 -
46 Ethan Lanlua Northwestern University 28:50.92 -
47 Eric Ramirez Miranda University of Illinois 28:52.89 -
48 Gavin Crumley University of Minnesota 28:57.63 (33)
49 Morgan Frederick University of Illinois 28:57.71 -
50 Gabriel Inojosa University of Illinois 29:02.42 -
51 Rudy Amezcua-Shoeman Northwestern University 29:03.97 -
52 Jonah Diehl University of Illinois 29:07.37 -
53 Phoenix Scott Illinois State University 29:16.53 34
54 Max Boughner University of Illinois 29:19.95 -
55 Jerome Graessle University of Illinois 29:23.80 -
56 Glenn Hadcock University of Illinois 29:27.37 -
57 ethan parent Illinois State University 29:31.24 (35)
58 Iris Govero University of Missouri 29:32.04 36
59 Adam Wilson University of Illinois 29:36.73 -
60 Spencer Lowmen University of Wisconsin 29:44.86 -
61 Aidan Algazi University of Wisconsin 29:57.54 -
62 Eric Laures Iowa State University 30:03.56 37
63 Sam Holm University of Minnesota 30:14.79 -
64 Ryland O’Hanlon University of Illinois 30:15.65 -
65 Kolin Keltner University of Missouri 30:21.77 (38)
66 Tyler Schmidt Iowa State University 30:26.68 (39)
67 Jonathan Garcia Illinois State University 30:30.58 (40)
68 James Cullen University of Missouri 30:34.84 (41)
69 Iñigo Serrano University of Illinois 30:39.42 -
70 Aron McCormick Illinois State University 30:43.47 -
71 Eli Flack University of Missouri 31:05.17 -
72 Luke Matson University of Missouri 31:13.83 -
73 Ryan Wilson University of Illinois 31:17.51 -
74 Julian Centeno Illinois State University 31:26.16 -
75 Kaleb Powell Illinois State University 31:29.25 -
76 Joshua Marta Illinois State University 31:29.53 -
77 Luke Huddleston University of Wisconsin 31:31.83 -
78 Nicholas Cho University of Wisconsin 31:43.18 -
79 Joshua Rusch University of Minnesota 31:48.51 -
80 Ryan Taylor University of Illinois 32:10.37 -
81 Austin Stevenson University of Illinois 32:16.69 -
82 Owen Cook Illinois State University 32:38.15 -
83 Brian Allison University of Illinois 32:51.98 -
84 Chris MacNeil University of Wisconsin 33:01.26 -
85 Alexander Sherrow Illinois State University 33:04.99 -
86 Michael McClaflin Iowa State University 33:05.59 (42)
87 Miles Moomaw University of Illinois 33:19.33 -
88 Peter Kabat Illinois State University 33:44.25 -
89 Boden Brokaw University of Missouri 34:04.62 -
90 KJ Spasov Illinois State University 34:41.69 -
91 Noah Jugan Illinois State University 34:47.09 -
92 Anthony Addante Illinois State University 35:24.95 -
93 Connor Langford University of Missouri 35:49.68 -
94 Balakrishna Lakhavath University of Missouri 35:51.57 -
95 Tryggve Vilaseca University of Illinois 36:16.72 -
96 Noah Patterson Illinois State University 37:14.14 -
97 Huzaifa Khan University of Missouri 37:32.46 -
98 Jeonghyeon (Matt) Kim University of Missouri 37:48.11 -
99 Payton Mizer University of Iowa 39:51.53 -
100 Dane Butler University of Iowa 42:11.78 -
101 Jack Morgan Illinois State University 42:15.42 -
102 Alex Clunan University of Illinois 42:22.36 -
103 David Mireles Illinois State University 46:06.22 -
104 Carlo Jose Illinois State University 51:27.76 -

Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.

Blank entries in the source have no verified finish and are omitted from the finisher tables. Explicit DNS and DNF statuses appear separately when the source supplies them.

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Teams in the entry list

Public entry-list snapshot · October 24, 2026
Club Women entered Men entered
Illinois State University 11 26
Iowa State University 1 9
Northwestern University 0 4
University of Illinois 16 30
University of Iowa 2 3
University of Minnesota 9 11
University of Missouri 8 16
University of Wisconsin 9 17

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Sources: NIRCA meet information · Published result source. Checked October 24, 2026.

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