SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State men's and women's cross-country squads competed Saturday morning at the NSIC Conference Championships at Yankton Trails Park. 

The SMSU men's team finished 14th earning 400 points, while the women's team placed 16th with 475 points. Augustana finished first on the 14-team men's side (25 points), while Winona State placed first in the 16-team women's race finishing with 45 points. 

Minnesota State's Luis Pfister was the individual winner from the men's 8,000-meter race, finishing with a time of 24:09. WSU's Stella Rusch finished first in the women's 6,000-meter race with a time of 19:51. 

The SMSU men's team had eight runners compete with Matthew Groebner pacing the squad finishing in 86th place with a time of 27:07. Carter Schwalbe followed in 95th place (27:26), while Luke Barreto (28:01), Ben Byers (28:34), and Owen Griesen (28:43) rounded out SMSU's top five runners. Elliott Hoffman (28:48), Jonah Uilk (29:31), and Dylan DeWitt (30:31) also competed for SMSU. 

Anneka Sedelmyer led the Mustang women's team earning 123rd place with a time of 25:29, while Brooke Wetterstrom placed 129th at 25:48. Marissa Pabst (26:08), Audrey Berube (26:25) and Kaitlin Olson (26:53) closed out the team's top five. Kirsten Koopal also competed and finished with a time of 28:20.