Eagle Men Sixth, Slater 17th At Midwest Regional Meet

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).