The Ashland University men's cross country team took sixth place at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional meet in Kenosha, Wis., on Saturday (Nov. 8).
Senior
Nate Slater PRed in the men's 10K race, and was the Eagles' top finisher – ending 17
th in 31:17.75. Senior
Braeden Geist was 33
rd in a PR of 31:44.60, while sophomore
Wes Taylor was 35
th in 31:45.98.
The AU men's top five was rounded out by redshirt freshman
Samuel Thomas (52
nd, 32:07.52) and fifth-year
Colton Pinkerton (74
th, PR of 32:33.38).
Ashland had 211 team points on Saturday. Grand Valley State (44) placed first, followed by Saginaw Valley State (52) and Lewis (120).
In Saturday's women's 6K race, the Ashland women ended in 18
th place with 460 team points. Grand Valley State (25 points) was the regional team winner, followed by Cedarville (87) and Lewis (90).
Freshman
Ava Parrett was the top Eagle women's placer, crossing the finish line in a PR time of 22:45.68 and in 64
th place. Graduate
Emilie Lemon was 84
th in 23:03.98, and the AU top five was rounded out by junior
Lauren Bero (96
th, 23:16.10), graduate
Hope Sievert (103
rd, 23:23.33) and junior
Amandine Binet (113
th, 23:31.25).
Qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA Division II Championships, Nov. 22 also in Kenosha, Wis., will be announced by the NCAA.com via press release on Monday (Nov. 10).
