NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Sophomore Michael Butterfield (Bovey, Minn./Greenway) ran 26:06.5 to lead the UW-Superior men's cross country team in the 2022 NCAA North Regional Championships on the St. Olaf Cross Country Trails Saturday.
 
Butterfield placed 67th overall in a field of 209 finishers while the Yellowjackets were 22nd overall as a team, scoring 662 points on the day. 
 
Sophomore Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) was 144th on the eight-kilometer course in 27:50.6. Junior David Collins (Ironwood, Mich./Luther L. Wright) ran 150th in 27:59. Junior Zach Reese (Zimmerman, Minn./Spectrum) clocked 28:07.9 for 155th overall.
 
Sophomore Kieran Johnson (South Range, Wis./Northwestern) ran a personal-record of 28:20 for 159th while freshman Carson Shane (West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale) was 190th in 29:45.5. Junior Kei Okamoto (Nagoya, Japan/Reitaku Mizunami) rounded out the Yellowjackets in 194th place with a time of 30:06.3.
 
UW-Whitewater won the team title with 73 points, topping UW-La Crosse by 10. The Warhawks' Christian Patzka won the individual crown in 24:08.5.