Oredigger men win third consecutive meet; Women finish third at FHSU Tiger Open

HAYS, Kan. – The Colorado School of Mines cross country teams competed at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open on Saturday morning. The Oredigger men won their third consecutive meet while the CSM women finished third overall out of seven teams.

Ben Zywicki finished in second-place (24:18.45) and was the top finisher on the men’s side among the eight teams that competed. Mack McLain finished 15.12 seconds behind Zywicki in third-place (24:33.69). Aaron Swift placed fourth overall (24:40.15), just over seven seconds behind McLain. Sean Gildea also placed in the top-ten posting a ninth-place finish overall out of 102 runners.

Sydney Laws led the CSM women with her third top-ten finish in as many meets and was the top finisher on the women’s side among the seven teams that competed in the meet. Laws placed second overall (18:15.65) out of 68 runners. Marie Patton finished third (18:18.54), less than three seconds behind Laws. Hannah Cooling finished just outside the top ten in 12th-place (18:50.73).

The Orediggers will compete at the RMAC Championships in two weeks on Saturday, October 24th at Wash Park in Denver, Colo. The open race will begin at 8:45 am followed by the women's race at 10:00 am and the men's race at 11:00 am.

For more information about Colorado School of Mines Athletics, please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Katie Simons at ksimons@mines.edu.

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