Storm Lake, IA - The Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's cross country teams each recorded fifth-place finishes Saturday at the American Rivers Conference Championships, highlighted by an All-Conference performance from sophomore Noah Thomas in the men's 8K race.

Thomas paced the Prairie Wolves with a sixth-place finish in a time of 24:56.0, earning All-Conference honors.

On the men's side, Nebraska Wesleyan's scoring lineup was rounded out by Conner Ross, who placed 22nd in 25:30.8, followed by Dylan Lender in 44th (26:03.5), Elijah Pollard in 59th (26:35.6) and Kyle Finney in 60th (26:37.4). Evan Brown was the next one to cross the line placing 61^st in 26:40.1.

In the women's 6K race, Alexis O'Connell led Nebraska Wesleyan with performance of 23:31.0 to finish 30th overall. Madelyn McBratney followed in 36th place with a time 23:45.5, while Kari Mathsen finished 40th in 23:53.7.

Jenna Lake added a 46th-place finish in 24:04.4 and Aubrey Kipper completed the Prairie Wolves' scoring five in 48th place with a time of 24:08.5. Reese Kozisek was close behind in 51st place, crossing the finish line in 24:13.0.

Nebraska Wesleyan placed fifth in the women's team standings, matching the men's team and giving the Prairie Wolves a pair of top-five conference finishes.

The Prairie Wolves return to action on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in Rock Island, IL.