SPEARFISH, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines Cross Country teams participated in the 2022 Gage McSpadden Memorial Invite at Black Hills State University on Saturday evening.
 
The female team finished in second, meanwhile the men finished in third.
 
The top performers on the women's side were Clare Fischer, Kat Tvrdy, and Abbie Saline who recorded 3rd, 5th, and 7th place finishes with times of 19:56.45, 20:18.70 and 20:40.03. They were joined in the top-20 at number 16 and 17 by Lillian Knudtson and Margaret Thompson who posted 21:49.43 and 22:17.3.
 
For the men, Tyler Captain was the lone top-10 finisher taking fourth with a time of 19:16.61. Fellow top-20 finishers Zach Hentschel, Brett Flerchinger and Joran Lamoreaux finished with times of 19:56.41 (12th), 20:07.61 (16th) and (20th) 20:18.41.
 
Looking Ahead
The Hardrockers head to Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 23rd for the Roy Griak Invitational.
 
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.