GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Running in on a muddy, rainy course with most of the NAIA Midwest Regional cross country programs, the Judson University teams pushed forward for a good day. Each team had some personal bests. The women's team finished 14^th of 21 teams while the men were 19^th of 21 teams.

Rachael Dean was the top runner as she finished 24^th out of over 800 runners with a time of 19:20 in the 5K. Judson had 359 combined points on the day. Following Dean was Ana Garcia in 80^th with a time of 20:02 to finish in the top 100. Next to cross the finish line were Kristal Pitts (163^rd - 20:39), Morgan Kimball (258^th - 20:54), Abbie Dupont (359^th, 21:08), and Lisa Reitz (493^rd - 22:59).

The men recorded 500 points for 19^th place overall. Nate Nevius was the top runner with over 900 runners as he came in 79^th in the 8K with a time of 27:40. Zach Adams was right behind him in 167^th crossing with a time of 27:54. After Adams came Luke Kierys (270^th - 28:23), Kyle Julian (383^rd - 28:45), Tim Ciochon (500^th - 28:54), and Scott McCracken (628^th - 30:09). Judson did not have three of their top runners run or finish due to injury or sickness.

Judson will now take a week off as they next compete on Saturday, November 7^th, in the CCAC Championships hosted by St. Francis.