ST. PAUL, Minn. - 15 student-athletes for Gustavus traveled to the Rider/Bolstroff Invite on Friday night for the 5000-meter, made up of seven women and eight men. Senior Molly Liston led the charge, winning the women's 5000-meter by just over 45 seconds and breaking the school outdoor 5,000-meter school record by 19.99 seconds.  

The women ran first and third, starting with Molly Liston (Richfield, Minn.) crossing in 17:26.81, which is the new No. 86 mark in the country and broke a school record which had stood since 2003, when Nichole Petersen ran a 17:46.80. First-year Anna Forbord (Northfield, Minn.) was the second best finisher for the Gusties, finishing seventh with a personal-best 18:39.94. Four more Gustavus runners had personal-bests as well, Anna Gould (Amery, Wis.) with a 19:24.99, Mackenzie Murphy (Belle Plaine, Minn.) with a 20:04.81, Ali Keil (Prior Lake, Minn.) with a 20:45.62 and Vivian Hatlevig (Rochester, Minn.) at 21:09.78. 

Running in the second and fourth, the men finished with every runner having a personal-best.  Senior Will Janzen (Minneapolis, Minn.) was the top finisher for the team, finishing in second with a 15:01.17. Four more Gusties finished in under 16, with junior Evan Pouliot (Circle Pines, Minn.) crossing in 15:30.65, senior Soren Sackreiter (St. Paul, Minn.) at 15:44.98, sophomore Matthew Berge (Eden Prairie, Minn.) at 15:54.85, and first-year Caden Riga (Belle Plaine, Minn.) at 15:57.14. The group rounded off with first-year Ray Anderson (Edina, Minn.) ending in 16:31.44, sophomore Matt Trzynka (Osseo, Minn.) in 17:09.77, and first-year Mason Rokala (Minneapolis, Minn.) in 17:44.66. 

The team will drive back down Highway 169 tonight and join the team tomorrow for the Drake Alternative at home.