Rock Island, IL - Nebraska Wesleyan cross country competed against a strong field at the Augustana Interregional Invitational on Saturday. The Prairie Wolf men placed 24th out of 37 teams in the Gold 8,000-meter race, while the women finished 28th among 35 teams in the Gold 6,000-meter race.

In the women's 6,000-meter race, Kari Mathsen led Nebraska Wesleyan with a time of 23:10.5, placing 145th overall. Jenna Lake followed in 178th with a time of 23:33.9, while Aubrey Kipper finished 187th in 23:41.3. Alexis O'Connell crossed the line in 23:44.1 to place 190th, and Kelsey Van Waart rounded out the Prairie Wolves' scoring lineup in 208th with a time of 23:55.5.

On the men's side, Noah Thomas paced the Prairie Wolves with a 34th-place finish in 24:53.4. Conner Ross was next across the line in 121st at 25:46.5, followed by Elijah Pollard in 195th with a time of 26:15.7. Josh Knispel and Dylan Lender completed the scoring lineup, placing 202nd and 203rd with times of 26:17.0 and 26:17.2, respectively.

Nebraska Wesleyan returns to action at the American Rivers Conference Championships on Oct. 31.