COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines cross country team
 
The Women were led by two underclassmen with Clare Fischer and Abbie Saline posting top-45 finishes. Fischer ran a time of 25:13.90 and Saline finished with a time of 25:23.90 for finishes of 38 and 42. Kat Tvrdy (64), Allyson Heiden (71), Lillian Knudtson (72), and Alana Howard (74) also took home top-75 finishes in the 107-person field.
 
On the men's side, Tyler Captain continues to post impressive results, this time finishing in 15th (26:31.97) out of 137 competitors. Brett Flerchinger (27:06.19) and Zach Hentschel (27:35.85 joined him in the top 50, finishing in 30th and 45th. Owen Hansmann and Owen Wagner finished 57 and 71 to wrap up the top-75 places for the Hardrocker runners.
 
This was an unscored race, meaning there were no team points given.
 
Looking Ahead
The Hardrockers have next weekend off before heading to the RMAC Championships on November 5th.  

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 10 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.