ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Each member of the UW-Superior men's cross country team achieved either a personal-record or season-best time in the Augustana Interregional Invitational at Saukie Golf Course on Saturday.
Sophomore
Michael Butterfield (Bovey, Minn./Greenway) led the way for UWS with a PR of 25:54.2 for 131st overall, helping the Yellowjackets to a 25th-place team finish, scoring 761 points in a field that featured 11 nationally ranked teams. Butterfield smashed his previous best time at 8K by nearly 30 seconds, and is now eighth fastest in school history in the distance.
Junior
David Collins (Ironwood, Mich./Luther L. Wright) ran his career-best time of 27:16.9 for 213th place, clocking in almost 13 seconds faster than his previous top time.
Sophomore
Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) ran 27:38.8 for 225 overall. His time was more than five seconds faster than his last top time.
Junior
Zach Reese (Zimmerman, Minn./Spectrum) clocked 27:53.7 for 236th, setting a personal record by more than 30 seconds.
Junior
Kieran Johnson (South Range, Wis./Northwestern) posted a time of 28:25.6, better than eight seconds faster than his previous best.
Junior
Kei Okamoto (Nagoya, Japan/Reitaku Mizunami) and freshman
Carson Shane (West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale) each ran season bests for 252nd and 263rd place, respectively, in 28:34.2 and 29:14, rounding out the Superior contingent in the varsity race.
Junior
Kevin Hufziger (Macedon, N.Y./Penfield) ran in the men's open race, finishing 249th overall with a PR or 33:09.1.
No. 1 Pomona Pitzer (48 points) won the varsity team title over fourth-ranked North Central (Ill.) by 21. Wartburg's Christopher Collet took the individual championship in 23:47.5.
The Yellowjackets now get set for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship on the Crown Cross Country Course in St. Bonifacius, Minn., on Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.