NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Hamline University cross country teams took part Saturday in the DIII Pre-Nationals/Running of the Cows, hosted by Carleton College on the Bill Hoyck Championship Course. The two teams had 2 all-time 6k PR's, 2 additional season bests for 8k, and 6 athletes ran course PR's. 

Women

The Piper women placed 25th out of 32 teams in the Maize 6,000-meter race, scoring 731 points.

Senior Anabel Bradley led Hamline for the third straight meet, finishing 96th overall in 24:34.0. Junior Tessa Meyers followed in 125th (24:55.4), and junior Briyanna Burkhardt took 181st in 25:43.0.

Senior Savannah Janes (28:46.4, 336th) and freshman Grace Laszlo (28:50.7, 338th) rounded out the Piper scoring five.

Also running for Hamline were senior Tatiana Otero-Ortiz (29:44.0, 354th), senior Adrienne Karpen (31:30.5, 373rd), junior Lilli Carpentier (31:40.4, 375th) and junior Deliah Neria (31:45.3, 376th).

Wisconsin-La Crosse won the team title with 23 points, ahead of Washington University (66) and Hope (119). La Crosse's Molly Novotny won the individual crown in 22:21.1.

Men

The Piper men placed 19th out of 20 teams in the Maize 8,000-meter race with 590 points.

Sophomore Jayden Rentz paced Hamline for the third consecutive meet, crossing in 28:48.0 for 151st place overall. Freshman Vaughn Watts followed in 191st (29:26.0).

Sophomore Brady Sullivan (31:30.2, 276th), freshman Hunter Heinz (32:14.0, 285th) and senior Jasper Roetter Gresback (32:19.1, 286th) completed the Piper scoring five.

Freshman Alan Ortiz (33:31.5, 300th) and sophomore Aye Roh Htoo (35:24.7, 315th) also competed for Hamline.

Wisconsin-Eau Claire took the team title with 95 points, followed by St. John's (126) and Luther (130). St. John's Cole Stencel won the individual race in 25:17.1.

Both Hamline squads return to action Oct. 17 at the CSB/SJU Autumn Classic in Cold Spring, Minn.