The Northern Iowa men’s and women’s cross country teams participated in the NCAA Midwest Regional last Friday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

In the women’s 6k, Emma Hoins finished a team-best 116th with a time of 22:40.0 and accounted for 115 points. Kate Crawford wasn’t far behind, placing 141st with a time of 23:05.5 and contributing 140 points. Eden Mueller finished 162nd with a time of 23:23.7 and contributed 161 points. 

Kaylee Woolery finished 198th with a time of 24:05.4 and Sophia Jungling finished right behind her at 199th with a time of 24:09.0. Woolery accounted for 194 points and Jungling finished with 195. Brooke O’Brien finished 212th with a time of 24:28.3 and contributed 206 points, while Kayla Young did not finish the race. As a team the Panther women finished 29th out of 32 teams in the meet accounting for 806 total points. 

In the men’s 10k, Caleb Shumaker placed a team-best 99th with a time of 32:36.7 and finished with 99 points. Brady Griebel came in 125th with a time of 33:01.9, while Carson Owens finished right behind him at 129th with a time of 33:04.0. Griebel accounted for 123 points while Owens accounted for 127. Colin Lillie placed 189th with a time of 35:22.0 and finished with 181 points. Josh Gormley finished 192nd with a time of 35:48.8 and accumulated 184 points. The Panther men finished 26th out of 28 teams in the meet accounting for a total of 714 points. 

The Oklahoma State Cowboys ended up winning the championship in both the men’s and women’s meets with 30 and 19 points. Iowa State’s men’s and women’s teams finished with a close second place with 75 points and 56 points. The Northwestern women took third place with 155 points, while the Tulsa men took third place with 131 points. The Midwest Regional wrapped up the season for both the Panther men’s and women’s cross country teams. Congrats to the runners on their accomplishments this season.