WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Missouri S&T's cross country teams turned in a strong showing Saturday at the Brian T. Simpson Invite, with the men's team earning a second-place finish and the women placing third at Central Missouri.

The Miners were led by freshman Isheanesu Nziramasanga (Liberty, MO/Liberty North), who finished second overall in the men's 8K with a time of 25 minutes, 17.6 seconds. On the women's side, freshman Amanda Warren (Normal, IL/Normal Community West) paced S&T with a 13th-place finish in the 5K at 19:13.0.

Nziramasanga led a strong men's performance that featured seven Miners among the top 35 finishers. Senior Nate Liebetreu joined him in the top 10, placing eighth in 26:01.9, while sophomore Kaden Deain (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit West) finished 12th in 26:21.5.

Sophomore Michael D'Andrea (Wildwood, MO/Lafayette) crossed the line 18th in 26:44.9, followed by sophomore Tate Uding (Festus, MO/Festus) in 24th at 27:00.7 and freshman Grady Carlson (Maize, KS/Maize) in 26th at 27:02.5. Junior Sean Keys (Columbia, MO/Hickman) rounded out the Miners' top 35 with a 35th-place finish in 27:13.6.

Junior Jimmy Wacker (Festus, MO/Festus) placed 36th in 27:15.3, followed by sophomore Ethan Ramirez (Mahomet, IL/Seymour) in 46th at 27:40.5 and sophomore Will Mourning in 47th at 27:44.5. Sophomore Aidan Cole (Festus, MO/Festus) finished 49th in 27:49.6, while junior Nathan Krisby (St. Peters, MO/Francis Howell) placed 62nd in 28:16.0 and sophomore Landon Barnes (Germantown, TN/Houston) finished 67th in 28:34.6.

The women's team also delivered a solid performance, with three runners finishing in the top 30. Warren led the way in 13th, followed by freshman Aurora Amason (Centralia, IL/Centralia), who placed 16th in 19:20.3. Sophomore Kristen Ely (Houston, MO/Houston) added a 27th-place finish in 19:54.6 to round out S&T's top three.

Sophomore Myra Roth (Cape Girardeau, MO/Saxony Lutheran) finished 46th in 21:09.2, followed by sophomore Genevieve Wacker (St. Charles, MO/St. Charles West) in 57th at 21:51.9. Freshman Ella Andrews (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township) completed the Miners' lineup with a 67th-place finish in 22:16.7.

The men's second-place finish and the women's third-place finish gave Missouri S&T a pair of top-three team finishes at the Brian T. Simpson Invite.

What's Next
Missouri S&T men's cross country will continue tomorrow at the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals.

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