SPEARFISH, S.D. --- The men's and women's Cross-Country teams are back in action on Friday for the first time since their home race to start the season. This time they will be at Black Hills State University.

After the RMAC selected the men's team 12th, and the women's team 14th in the preseason poll, the team had an encouraging performance to start the season

At their season-opening meet, the Hardrocker Women finished in third place, getting a top 10 performance from Abigaile Saline who finished 8^th, with a time of 20:16.62. Adeline Wilson, Ryley Darnell, Alyssa Franke, Kayla Parisien, and Allyson Heiden also finished in the top 20. 

In the men's race, it was also a third-place finish. Tim Dunham, and Brett Flechinger both came in the top 5, with Dunham finishing 2^nd, and Flerchinger 5^th with times of 25:58.93, and 26:14.24. The Hardrockers had four more men finish in the top 20, with Owen Wagner, Zach Hentschel, Ryan Moen, and Owen Hansmann coming in 11^th, 13^th, 15^th, and 16^th respectively.
 
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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.