Pioneers Compete at NCAA North Regional

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville cross country teams ran at the NCAA North Regional on Saturday afternoon hosted by St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn.

The Pioneer men placed 12^th out of 28 teams competing, finishing with 369 points. UW-Whitewater won the meet, scoring 75 points along with the top individual finisher in Christian Patzka. The women placed 21^st out of 33 teams at the meet, totaling 560 points. Carleton won the women's meet with 41 points and four finishers inside the top 10.

Sophomore Logan Bell paced the men's team, placing 24^th overall in the field of 230. behind a strong time of 25:22.0. Junior Caleb Christiansen was the second Pioneer to finish, posting a time of 26:22.1 to place 78^th. Sophomore Joey Madsen trailed close behind, taking 81^st overall with a time of 26:23.0. Senior Troy Humpal took 88^th at 26:31.5 while sophomore Davin Dahl was 102^nd with a time of 26:45.3. Freshman Isaiah Kruckman (27:05.7) and sophomore Korbin Eisler (27:06.2) were the final two finishers, placing 115^th and 116^th, respectively.

Senior Kaitlyn Galgon was the top finisher for the women's team, placing 68^th overall in the field of 230 with a time of 24:04.5. Freshman Caitlin Gorge was close behind, running 24:08.7 to finish 73^rd. Sophomore Hannah Fliss crossed the line a minute later, placing 124^th with a mark of 25:04.2. Freshman Avery Brown (25:30.8) and Sophomore Natalie Kreier (25:34.7) finished just a couple spots apart, placing 147^th and 150^th, respectively. Freshman Addison Morris (26:34.1) placed 184^th and freshman Lydia Oakleaf (26:45.9) finished 189^th as the final two finishers for the Pioneers.