ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The UW-Stevens Point men's cross country team ran its way to a sixth place finish overall while the women's team secured 16th at the 2015 Brissman/Lundeen Cross Country Invitational hosted by Augustana College.

THE BASICS
LOCATION: Saukie Golf Course – Rock Island, Ill.
UWSP Men: 6th of 50 teams
UWSP Women: 16th of 50 teams

POINTERS TOP FIVE PERFORMERS
Men | Results
Neil Pedersen (Clarndon Hills, IL/Hinsdale Central) was the top performer for the Pointers, finishing eighth overall with a time of 24:58.3.
Luke Johnston (Mokena, IL/Lincoln-Way East) finished 25th with a time of 25:29.2.
Dane Tyler (Janesville, WI/Parker) finished 35th with a time of 25:45.6.
Alex Gonzales (West Allis, WI/West Allis) finished 41st with a time of 25:50.4.
Ryan Spahn (DeForest, WI/DeForest Area) finished 51st with a time of 25:54.6.

Women | Results
Holly Winberg (Forest Lake, MN/Forest Lake) was the top place-finisher for the Pointers, securing 16th place with a time of 23:03.9.
Emily Schlebecker (Mundelein, IL/Mendelein) finished 85th with a time of 24:21.1.
Kathy Derks (Greenville, WI/Hortonville) finished 106th with a time of 24:35.9.
Amelia Fass (Madison, WI/James Madison) finished 109th with a time of 24:39.8.
Jennifer Smith (Burlington, WI/Burlington Catholic Central) finished 121st with a time of 24:47.2.

COACH'S TAKE
"Fridays meet at Augustana was a good next step for us" said head coach Brett Witt. "Both our men's and women's teams learned a lot about where we are currently at and what we need to work on to run even better in meets of this size and competition level later in the season. Individually speaking, our number one runners Neil and Holly both ran real well within a strong field. We had a number of career best times from people other than our number-one finishers as well like Luke, Ryan, Justin Kreuser (Kenosha, WI/Bradford), Derks, Emily, and Jenna. This was also a great eye-opening race for all our freshmen to really see what collegiate cross country is like and what they need to be preparing themselves for in the future."

UP NEXT
The Pointers head to South Bend, Ind. for the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday, Oct. 2.