General | 10/13/2025 4:19:00 PM
McPherson, Kan – This past Saturday, McPherson College hosted the Carol Swenson Invitational where teams from across the region competed in the Women's 5k and the Men's 8k. This was the fourth meet that the Bulldogs have competed in this season, but they had the chance to showcase their stamina in front of a great crowd at Bulldog Park.
Location: Bulldog Park
Women's 5k
The event took off at 10:00 am as the teams lined up to take the course. Tabor's Adrienne Selzer and Julianna Maxfield got started early and led the pack for the duration of the meet, while McPherson's
Johanna Walker, Nina Zimmermann, and
Alexis Wolfe held strong in the middle of the pack. As the teams approached the south field, the hill going up to the extension of the course began to separate the runners and spread the pack out. Tabor's Selzer took first place with a time of 20:52, but the Bulldogs took away many highlights from the race.
Johanna Walker ran over a two-minute season-best time with a 26:16 finish, placing 17
th just before her teammate Nina Zimmerman. Zimmerman finished 18
th in the meet and ran a thirty-second personal best time at 26:53.
Alexis Wolfe also joined the personal best category with a 28:28 time, finishing 22
nd in the meet.
Men's 8k
The men had a phenomenal day at their home meet as
Brian Fackert took 1
st place with a time of 27:43. Bethany followed with the next six places and won the team event, but they were trailed closely by
Cody Kuss with a time of 29:37, placing 7
th in the event. Kuss made a phenomenal move past Wade Ratzlaff just before crossing the finish line to jump a place in the meet.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will compete in the NAIA Blazing Tiger Invitational on October 25
th in Ashland, NE. The women's race will begin at 10:00 AM while the men compete at 10:45 PM.
