WHITEWATER, Wis.—The UW-Stevens Point men's and women's cross country teams competed in the WIAC Cross Country Championships (pres. by Culver's). Both the men and women finished second across the field of eight teams.
 
Results
 
Logan Murphy (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) began his Pointers cross country career as the 2023 WIAC Newcomer of the Year and finishes it as the 2026 WIAC Individual Champion and Max Sparger Scholar Athlete.
 
Murphy stopped the clock at 24:07.1 to claim the WIAC title. Mateo Alvarado Venegas (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) claimed the second-place spot with a time of 24:30.9. Ethan Vandermeer, Malachi Kurth (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and Kyle Kieper (Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) all finished back-to-back-to-back with times of 25:27.2 for 15^th-place, 25:31.0 for 19^th-place and 25:33.0 for 20^th-place, respectively, to round out the men's team scoring.
 
Faith Wehrman (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) led the women's team with a fourth-place finish in 21:43.9. Lindsey Jossie (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) took 14^th with a time of 22:23.3. Leah Harper (Phillips, Wis./Phillips), Lola Janiszewski (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and Brooklyn Hoff (Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie) rounded out the women's team scoring with 21^st place in 22:51.4, 24^th place in 22:57.5 and 25^th place in 23:03.3, respectively.
 
The Pointers are back in action on Nov. 14 for the NCAA Regionals hosted by Carleton College.