St. Louis, Mo. - The Columbia College Cougar men's and women's cross country teams competed in the St. Louis Fall Classic, hosted by St Louis College of Pharmacy this morning in St. Louis Mo. Truman State University won the overall women's collegiate division, while University of Central Missouri won the men's collegiate portion of the event.

On the women's side, the squad finished second in a strong field of 14 teams. Junior Lindsey Martin was the top finisher for the Cougars with a time of 17:51, placing 1^st overall in the 137-runner field. Emily Shultz finished with a time of 19:18 for seventh place while Julia Montgomery crossed the finish line with a time of 19:47 for tenth place. Maggie Noble was Columbia's fourth finisher, placing 15^th in 19:58. Emily Deeken 20:22 (24) and Rachel Davis 20:47 (33) rounded out the scoring for the Cougars.

The Cougar women finished ahead of fellow American Midwest Conference members William Woods University, Williams Baptist College, Missouri Baptist, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, and Stephens College.

On the men's side, junior Michael McCulloch helped the Cougars to a fourth place team finish with a time of 26:27, qualifying for seventh out of 120 runners. Fellow junior Devin Sander crossed the line with a time of 27:01 for 15^th place and Tommy Skosky finished in 18^th place with a time of 27:13. Brennan Cape posted a time of 27:59 in 28^th position while Seth Schenck finished in 29^th place with a time of 27:59 to round out the scoring for the Cougars.

The Cougar men finished in front of AMC members St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Williams Baptist University.

The Columbia men and women are idle until Thursday, November 6^th, when compete in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Championships. The men race at 1 p.m. followed by the women at 2:00 p.m.