Simpson’s men’s and women’s cross country squad had a successful day at the Bill Buxton Invitational at home as both teams finished first. The Storm men had seven of their runners finished at the top of the meet. Spencer Moon had the best time, finishing with a time of 19:07.4. Harry Dudley had a time of 19:37.1 and Andrew Klein finished with a time of 19:48.2. Noah Nelson, Shane Breheny, Louden Foster, and Ryan Courtney rounded out the top seven for Simpson. The Storm women had three of their runners finish at the top of the meet. Emma Angus had the fastest time of the meet with a time of 16:37. Cat Lucht was second with a time of 16:44.8 and Lara Kallem rounded out the top three timed at 16:47.3. Simpson’s next meet will be next Saturday as they take a trip north for the Grinnell Invitational.
The Simpson Storm football team plays their first fall football game in nearly two years today, with their longest road trip in recent memory on the road at Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas. The Storm only competed in one spring football game against rival Central, and feature a ton of new talent that have not seen the football field yet with the Storm jersey on. Head coach Matt Jeter said what he will look for is guys who are willing to make plays and no matter what, it will feel good to be back on the football field. The game can be heard live on 94.3 KNIA, with Andrew Swadner and Rick Wilson on the play-by-play. Pregame coverage begins at 5:35, with kickoff scheduled for 6pm.