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Joe Piane - Notre Dame Invitational
Broncos Secure Seven Top-20 Finishes in Season Opener
9/30/2022 12:58:00 PM | Cross Country
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Boise State cross country opened the 2022 season with a statement, earning seven top-20 finishes at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational, Friday. The women's and men's blue squads finished in ninth and 10th, respectively. The women's and men's open groups both came in second.
In the women's blue 5k, sophomore Yasmin Marghini led Boise State, just ahead of her teammates Autumn Ost and Delaney Griffin, who all placed in the top 50. Sophomore Oakley Olson led the Broncos in the women's open 5k with a seventh-place finish.
On the men's side, Senior Jonathan Shields and sophomore Ahmed Ibrahim were the first Broncos across the finish line in the men's blue 5 mile, finishing in the top 20. In the men's open 5 mile, sophomore Brogan Giffin led Boise State with a third-place finish.
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Women's Blue Division 5k Results - Ninth Place Team Finish
Yasmin Marghini - 46th / 16:57.1
Autumn Ost -Â 48th / 16:59.2
Delaney Griffin - 50th / 17:03.4
Ashley Lajocies - 57th /Â 17:08.9
Abby Kendrick - 63rd / 17:11.8
Samantha Wood - 79th / 17:22.6
Ines Borba - 89th / 17:28.6
Tyler Beling - 132nd / 17:57.5
Hannah O'Connor - 158th / 18:18.5
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Men's Blue Division 5 mile Results - 10th Place Team Finish
Jonathan Shields - 12th / 23:36.4Â
Ahmed Ibrahim - 17th / 23:44.5
Aidan Palmer - 66th / 24:21.6
Max Milarvie - 82nd / 24:33.0
Austen Apperson - 88th / 24:34.5Â
Mohammed Jouhari - 96th / 24:38.5
Murdoch McIntyre - 98th / 24:39.5
Ollie Newman - 116th / 24:48.6
Freddie Carcas - 133rd / 25:01.4
ÂWomen's Open 5k Results - Second Place Team Finish
Oakley Olson - 7th / 17:22.4
Bella Brickner - 10th / 17:34.3
Elsa Wallenius - 11th / 17:34.6
Lauren Larson - 19th / 17:55.6
Isabella Frisone - 47th / 18:37.9
ÂMen's Open 5 Mile Results - Second Place Team Finish
Brogan Giffin - 3rd / 24:08.4
Matty Mackay - 51st / 25:36.6
Ben Sherman - 55th / 25:47.3
Angus Fitzgerald - 56th /25:47.4
Aidan Roberts - 59th / 25:52.7
Alex Durant - DNF
Quotables
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"This was a good start. The results weren't quite what we wanted but we felt like everyone battled hard and we're excited with where the team is starting," said head coach Corey Ihmels. "We've still got a lot of season left and need to get back to work, but we can only keep getting better from here."
Top Broncos
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Senior Jonathan Shields finished in 12th-place in the men's blue 5 Mile among 175 runners on the course.
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Sophomores Oakley Olson and Bella Brickner finished in the top 10 of the women's open 5k in seventh and 10th, respectively.
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Sophomore Brogan Giffin placed third in the men's open 5 mile.
Notables
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Boise State notched seven top-20 finishes at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational.
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Freshmen Isabella Frisone, Ollie Newman, and Samantha Wood each made their Boise State debut.
Up Next
The Broncos travel to Madison, Wis., for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Oct. 14.
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