GOLDEN, Colo. --- The men's and women's Cross-Country teams are heading into the Conference Championships this weekend, as they head to Golden.

Both teams are looking to get back to their early season form and end the season strong, looking to perform better than they did the last time out.
 
In Hays, the Women finished 11^th as a team and were led by Abigaile Saline and Ryley Darnell. Each of these women finished in the top 65 with Saline recording a time of 19:25.3, and Darnell finishing with a time of 19:36.1.
 
The men finished 10^th as a team and were led by Timothy Dunham, recording a top-30 finish, and running the fastest time a Hardrocker has ever run on the course, 25:05.9, landing in 29^th place. Brett Flerchinger joined him in the top 40, notching a 38^th place finish with a time of 25:06.4.
 
The conference championships will feature similar competition to what was seen in Fort Hays, so the preparation is there, and the Hardrockers hope to improve upon what they did in Hays.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.