Columbia, Mo. –This morning the men's and women's cross country teams competed in the 2019 NAIA Great Lakes Challenge. The men's team took 11^th place out of 26 teams with a score of 339 points and the 22^nd ranked women's team finished 12^th out of 26 teams with 365 points.

The men's side was led by Alexander Dukes who placed 26^th out of 311 runners in the 8k race with a time of 25:30. In addition, Dean Frossard took 66^th (26:30), Malik Holman finished 77^th (26:39), Grant Uthlaut  placed 86^th (26:46), and Brock Fisher placed 94^th (26:54) to complete the scoring for Columbia.

Columbia Men's Finishers
Alexander Dukes – 16^th (25:30)
Dean Frossard- 66^th (26:30)
Malik Holman – 77^th (26:39)
Grant Uthlaut - 86^th (26:46)
Brock Fisher – 94^th (26:54)
Mason Gaines   - 97^th (26:56)
Travis Line – 135^th (27:20)
Alex Krieg - 158^th (27:22)
Ben Huskey – 162^th (27:43)  
Jacob Jenkins  - 213^th (27:58)

For the complete men's results, click here.
 
The women's team was led by Brianna Haller who finished 19^th out of 276 runners in the 5k race with a time of 18:54. Naomi Payne placed 69^th with a time of 19:42, Grace Brinkman placed 83^rd (19:53), Mikayla Sehlmeyer took 92^nd (19:58) and Kyla Bertschinger finished 102^nd (20:07) to round out the scoring for the Cougars.

Columbia Women's Finishers
Brianna Haller – 19^th (18:54) 
Naomi Payne- 69^th (19:42)
Grace Brinkman  - 83^rd (19:53)
Mikayla Sehlmeyer – 92^nd (19:58)
Kyla Bertschinger – 102^nd (20:07)
Jada O' Donnell – 107^th (20:10)
Emma Homfeldt – 161^st (21:23)
Megan Korte – 213^th (21:47)
Lucia Vega – 246^th (22:57)
Alyssa Struemph – 255^th (23:27)

For the complete women's race results, click here.
 
The Cougars are back on Friday, November 8 when they travel to Elsah, Illinois, to compete in the 2019 American Midwest Conference Cross Country Championship. The event is set to start at 9 a.m. for the men with the women's race to follow at 10 a.m.