ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The Ripon College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Augustana Interregional on Saturday, with the women placing 14th out of 35 teams and the men finishing 31st out of 37 teams.
Junior Joley Berger (Dunbar, Wis., Pembine HS) led the women's team, placing sixth overall in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 21:11.9. Senior Gabby Allard (Appleton, Wis., Kimberly HS) followed with a 22:27.9, finishing 74th, while freshman Addy Baird (Ripon, Wis., Ripon HS) recorded a personal-best time of 22:46.8 to place 109th.
Senior Ximena Juarez Martinez (Addison, Ill., Addison Trail HS) also set a personal best, finishing in 22:54.0 for 121st place. Senior Mya Garcia (Chino Hills, Calif., Brea Olinda HS) rounded out the team's top five, placing 165th with a time of 23:24.4.
On the men's side, junior Dylan Malmgren (Love Park, Ill., Beloit College) paced the Red Hawks in the 8,000-meter race, finishing 89th overall with a personal-best time of 25:27.1. Sophomore Finn Lettau (Neenah, Wis., Neenah HS) followed in 151st place, also recording a personal best with a time of 26:01.4.
Sophomore Nathan Johnson (Neenah, Wis., Neenah HS) placed 212th with a personal-best time of 26:23.1, while junior Jaxon Hornby (Marshall, Wis., Marshall HS) finished 254th in 26:48.2. Junior Aiden Brobst (Freeport, Ill., Freeport HS) rounded out Ripon's top five, placing 257th with a personal-best time of 26:50.2.
The Red Hawks will next compete at the Midwest Conference Championships in Beloit, Wis., on Saturday, Oct 31. The women's 6,000-meter race is scheduled for 11am, followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at noon.