BILLINGS, Mont. --- The South Dakota Mines Cross Country teams participated in the Women's 5k and Men's 8k at MSU Billings on Friday afternoon.
 
The Men finished in second place, taking home 56 points with Tyler Captain posting a time of 25:06.4 to take fourth place overall. Zach Hentschel also posted a good performance, finishing in 12^th with a time of 25:53.1. Brett Flerchinger and Owen Hansmann also recorded top-20 finishes, while Joran Lamoreau finished just outside the top-20 with a 22^nd place finish. They ran in times of 25:53.1, 26:06.5 and 26:34.4.
 
On the women's side, the Hardrockers finished in fourth, with several women performing well. Clare Fischer the true freshman continues to impress as she took eighth, finishing in a time of 18:54.3. Abbie Saline finished in 11^th (19:14.7) and Kat Tvrdy took 13th with a time of 19:24.4. Lillian Knudtson finished in 24^th with a time of 19:58.2.
 
Looking Ahead
The Hardrockers have next weekend off, and then the season starts to pick up as they go to UCCS and the RMAC Championships are the next weekend.
 
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.