Northfield, MN – Nebraska Wesleyan cross country traveled to Minnesota to compete at the Running of the Cows, hosted by Carleton College. The Prairie Wolf women turned in a strong performance, placing sixth out of 32 teams in the Maize division behind a 32nd-place finish from Kari Mathsen. On the men's side, Connor Ross led the way in the Navy Championship division with a time of 26:01.0 in the 8,000-meter race.

In the women's 6,000-meter race, Mathsen crossed the finish line in 23:31.9 to pace Nebraska Wesleyan. The next three Prairie Wolves finished within five seconds of each other. Madelyn McBratney placed 63rd in 24:08.8, Jenna Lake finished 66th in 24:10.0, and Alexis O'Connell followed one spot later in 67th with a time of 24:13.2. Mira Comstock rounded out the scoring lineup, placing 80th in 24:25.1. Nebraska Wesleyan's team effort earned a sixth-place finish in the 32-team field.

In the men's race, Ross placed 140th overall. Noah Thomas was next across the line for the Prairie Wolves, finishing 153rd in 26:07.4, while Kyle Finney placed 208th in 26:34.7. Elijah Pollard and Josh Knispel completed the scoring lineup, clocking times of 26:46.1 and 27:05.2 to finish 229th and 261st, respectively. The Prairie Wolves placed 33rd in a highly competitive field.

Nebraska Wesleyan returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Augustana Interregional Invitational in Rock Island, Illinois.