WAYNE, Neb. – The Southwest Minnesota State cross country teams returned to action on Saturday at the Wildcat Classic hosted by Wayne State College at the Wayne Country Club.
 
In the women's 6k race, Madison Marco led the Mustangs with a 16^th place finish in the 64-athlete field with a time of 25:18.14, just ahead of teammate Macie Langstraat, who placed 17^th at 25:25.22.
 
Kyra Kusnierek finished 27^th at 26:24.57, Alicia Blesi earned a 38^th place time at 27:16.54, while Natalie Jorschumb closed with a time of 27:25.61 to place 42^nd overall.
 
In the men's 8k race, Carter Schwalbe was the Mustangs' highest finisher crossing the line at 28:19.14 to place 15^th, while Seth Torgerson ran 28:31.67 to finish 17^th overall. Logan Roelofs earned a 38^th place time of 30:26.02, Roel Palomo ran 31:07.11 to finish 45^th, Elliott Hoffman closed at 32:13.58 to finish 55^th, while Daniel Olson finished 59^th at 34:06.33.
 
SMSU will next compete on Oct. 12 at the Dordt Classic in Sioux Center, Iowa.