YANKTON, S.D. – South Dakota Mines Men's and Women's Cross Country earned two team and individual wins at the Mount Marty XC Invite Thursday.
In the women's 6k race, the Hardrockers took first out of five teams and 46 total runners.
Kailey Winter led the way in first place, her second individual win of the season, running a 22:46.0.
Lundi Ferrier took sixth with her 24:01.9, while
Addison Smetana's 24:04.7 was good for seventh.
Leelou Novotny rounded out the top 10 with a 24:17.8.
Clare Fischer recorded 13
th place,
Emily Jones collected 16
th,
Teagan Wright placed 22
nd and
Danielle Taylor was right behind Wright in 23
rd.
Kat Tvrdy took 25
th for the Hardrockers.
The South Dakota Mines men's team placed first in the 8k out of six teams and 54 runners.
Jack Errea earned his third win of the season, running a 25:52.7.
Owen Johnson placed third with a 26:24.8, while
Jackson Stafford rounded out the top five runners with a 26:31.2.
Peyton Cast,
Luke Seuntjens and
Jackson Parrill all finished in sixth through eighth, respectively.
Drew Ekstrum collected 10
th,
Tanner Reinert earned 11
th and
Matthew Start recorded 12
th.
With the two wins, the Hardrockers head into the RMAC Championship with seven top three team finishes between both teams.
What's Next
The RMAC Championships are scheduled for Nov. 7 in Rapid City. The Hardrockers will host the rest of the conference at Hart Ranch.
