MSUB and Rocky hosting dual

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The MSU Billings cross country teams along with Rocky Mountain College will host a dual meet at Riverfront Park.

The MSU Billings and Rocky Mountain College cross country teams are clashing in a dual meet set for Thursday at Riverfront Park.

BILLINGS, Mont. – After hosting the Yellowjacket Invitational last week, MSUB is co-hosting a dual event with Rocky Mountain College.

Thursday, Oct. 15, the Yellowjackets and Battlin’ Bears will face-off in a dual meet at Riverfront Park.

The women will run a 5K starting at 4:30 p.m. followed by the men’s four mile at 5:00 p.m.

“We are going to use these races to stay sharp the week before we compete at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships,” head coach Dave Coppock said. “Mike McClean from Rocky and myself though it would be a good idea, so we put this meet together.”

“We want to use the meet to help pack up our 4-7 runners a little more, so this will be a good chance to work on a few things in a low-key setting and still get a good workout in. I’m not looking for anyone to run their fastest times.”

Last week both the men’s and women’s MSUB country teams placed second at their home meet. Robert Peterson led the men’s team with a second place result, while Brielle Davis finished in the scoring at second in the women’s race.

The course at Riverfront is a familiar one for both MSUB and Rocky. Prior to last season, all of the Yellowjackets’ previous meets were held at the park in south Billings.

“I think we’ll have Robert back off a little this week and run with the pack as much as possible,” Coppock said on the week’s training. “The same goes with the women. We’ll have Brielle and Rio work with keeping our 1-5 runners together for as much of the race as possible. In the end, it will be a fun way to get in a good workout and work on the few things to prepare for GNAC next week.”

NEXT UP: MSUB travels to Bellingham, Wash., for the GNAC Championships. The event starts on Saturday, Oct., 24th at 10:00 a.m. at the course on Lake Padden Park.

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