PEORIA, Ill. – The Michigan Tech cross country teams competed at the Bradley Pink Classic at the Newman Golf Course on Friday afternoon.
 
In the White Race, the men's team finished second and the women's squad placed seventh. Both teams placed 15th in the Red Invitational Race.
 
"We chose to come down to this meet because we wanted our athletes to get some experience in deep, very dense fields like what we will find in the national championship meet," Tech coach Robert Young said. "Racing in conditions like that is a different experience, and something that takes some getting used to. I didn't fully expect how closely this meet would match the national championship environment with the fast start and chaotic fans, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that. I'm confident that the lessons we learn today will help us down the road when we next find such a field.
 
"Besides getting some good deep field experience, we also had an impressive number of personal bests. Four of those marks landed in the all-time top ten for MTU, and six were all-time freshmen list worthy. I love seeing these marks coming in and can't wait for what the rest of the fall holds."
 
Dylan Lydic led the men in the 8K White Race, finishing 17th overall in 25:01.6. Matthias Morse was 34th overall, and Jackson Lillywhite was three spots back in 37th. Landon Pestrue (42nd) and Connor Stefanovsky (50th) also scored in the white race.

Zeb Swager was the top Husky in the Red Race, crossing in 24:14.2 for 43rd place overall. Brady Ketzenberger and Colman Lenci ran together and crossed in 77th and 78th position. Lucas Seng (123rd), David DiGiallonardo (135th), Eddie Snider (158th), and Luke Pravecek (166th) also competed in the invitational race.
 
Alisa Teige led the women in the 6K White Race in 48th place in 23:11.4. Rebekah Stachura was four spots back in 52nd place. Grace Riddle (57th), Greta Hansen (59th), and Sam Shaver (67th) also scored for the Black and Gold.
 
Sophia Rhein finished in 21:19.0 in the Red Race, placing 51st. Abagail Baumann (70th), Olive Halvorson (93rd), Hailee Zimpel (122nd), Hannah Dupuis (138th), Bridget Burns (185th), Brooke Marquardt (192nd) also represented Tech in the invitational race.

Tech's next event is the Husky Invitational on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Tech Trails.