HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech cross country teams are prepped for the Lewis Crossover hosted by Lewis University on Saturday. The Huskies will have 20 women and 31 men competing in Romeoville.
A live stream of the meet can be found here, while live results can be found here.
About the Meet
The Lewis Crossover has turned into a perennial meet for Division II and this year is no different. In total, 37 teams will be competing at the Lewis Cross Country Course, with the women taking to the start line at 10:45 a.m. with the men to follow at 11:30 a.m.
Nine nationally-ranked teams and two additional teams receiving votes will be showcased in the women's 6k race, with the top team being the host in No. 9 Lewis. 11 men's squads will be featured in the 8k race, highlighted by No. 6 Colorado Christian and No. 8 Chico State and No. 10 Saginaw Valley State.
Last Time Out
The Huskies executed the race plan exceptionally at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sep. 19. The men of Michigan Tech used a strong second half of racing to earn their second Jo Rider Maroon men's race victory in four years, tying the best team score in race history with 35 points.
Michael Dennis was the top collegian in his first race for the Black & Gold this season. The Saint Johns, Michigan, native took runner-up honors in a time of 26:39 in a field of over 270 competitors. His performance earned him his second GLIAC Athlete of the Week honor.
The men's squad enjoyed nine runners in the top-30, with the top-six Huskies having a spread of under 30 seconds. Colman Lenci (sixth-place), Zeb Swager (eighth-place), Brady Ketzenberger (10th-place) and Callen Carrier (15th-place) were the top-five finishers for Michigan Tech on the day.
Junior standout Sophia Rhein secured her second top-five finish of the season at the Roy Griak Invitational, claiming fourth place in 23:14 to lead the women's squad to a sixth-place team finish with 161 points. The women's top-five finished within the top-51 places in a field of 266 finishers. Ingrid Halverson (32nd-place), Alisa Teige (36th-place), Hannah DuPuis (38th-place) and Bridget Burns (51st-place) made up the Huskies point scorers.
One Last Thing
The men of Michigan Tech have been in the national rankings for the last 13 weeks, tying their highest ranking in that amount of time, checking in this week at No. 19 in the USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll.Â
