NORTHFIELD, Minn.— The UW-Stevens Point men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Minnesota to compete in the Pre-Nationals meet hosted by Carleton College. The men finished fourth and the women finished 20^th of a field of 35 teams.
 
Results
 
Junior Mateo Alvarado Venegas (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) led the Pointer Men with a second-place finish, with a personal-best time of 24:23.3. Logan Murphy (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) followed right behind with a personal-best time of 24:23.7. Malachi Kurth (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) clocked a time of 25:16.7 to take 46^th-place. Kyle Kieper (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) finished 60^th with a time of 25:22.3. Ethan Vandermeer closed out the men's team scoring with a time of 25:30.7 to take 76^th.
 
Sophomore Faith Wehrman (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) led the Pointer women with a 19^th-place finish, clocking a time of 22:01.9. Lola Janiszewski (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) took a 134^th-place finish with a time of 23:13.4. Brooklyn Hoff (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) clocked a time of 23:22.9 to take 150^th. Elise Gardiner (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa East) took 160^th with a time of 23:25.6. Leah Harper (Phillips, Wis./Phillips) rounded out the women's team scoring with a 186^th-place finish with a time of 23:38.1.
 
The Pointers will travel to Rock Island, Ill. on Oct. 17 for the Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Augustana College.