Men’s Cross Country 11th at Central Region Championships

JOPLIN, Mo. – Minnesota State men’s cross country concluded their 2023 campaign with an 11th place team finish among 29 teams at the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships Saturday morning. East Central (40) won the event with Pisstburgh State (112), Northwest Missouri State (125), Washburn (126) and Missouri Southern (165) rounding out the top five on the 10K Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course. Junior Ray Ure (Des Plaines, Ill.) was the top finisher for Minnesota State and he crossed the line 28th in 31:39.6. Senior Tanner Maier registered at 58th place time of 32:20.6 and Nikolai Schmanski placed 62nd…