Peoria, Ill. –.This evening the men's and women's cross country teams were back in action when they traveled to Peoria, Illinois to compete in the 2019 Bradley University Invitational. The 14^th ranked men's team took fifth place out of 19 teams with a score of 170 points and the 25^th ranked women's team took fifth out of 20 teams with 204 points.

The women's team was led by Brianna Haller who took 20^th out of 213 runners in the 5k race with a time of 18:28. Grace Brinkmann placed 42^nd with a time of 19:11, Jada O' Donnell placed 45^th (19:15), Mikayla Sehlmeyer took 48^th (19:24) and Kyla Bertschinger finished 49^th (20:11) to round out the scoring for the Cougars.

Columbia Women's Finishers
Brianna Haller - 20^th (18:28) 
Grace Brinkmann - 42^nd (19:11)
Jada O' Donnell - 45^th (19:15)
Mikayla Sehlmeyer - 48^th (19:24)
Kyla Bertschinger - 49^th (20:11)
Emma Homfeldt - 73^rd (20:22)
Naomi Payne - 79^th (20:29)
Megan Korte - 135^th (21:44)
Lucia Vega - 158^th (22:56)

For the complete women's race results, click here.

The men's side was led by Alexander Dukes who placed 16th out of 198 runners in the 7k race with a time of 26:40. In addition,  Dean Frossard  finished 29^th (27:29), Brock Fisher took 36^th (27:56),  Grant Uthlaut  placed 37^th (27:57), and Malik Holman finished 52^nd (28:47) to complete the scoring for Columbia.  

Columbia Men's Finishers
Alexander Dukes - 16th (26:40)
Dean Frossard - 29^th (27:29) 
Brock Fisher - 36^th (27:56) 
Grant Uthlaut - 37^th (27:57)
Malik Holman - 52^nd (28:47)  
Jacob Jenkins  - 58^th (29:03)
Jerod Rottinghaus - 88^th (29:12)
Ben Huskey -101^st (29:40)
Noah Strawn  - 131^st  (31:16)
Ryker Grove  - 144^th (31:47).

For the complete men's results, click here.

The Cougars are back in action on Saturday, October 5^th when they host the inaugural Columbia College Intercollegiate at the Gans Creek Cross Country course in Columbia, Mo. The event is set to start at 9:30 a.m. for the men with the women's race to follow at 10:30 a.m.