NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Sophomore Michael Butterfield (Bovey, Minn./Greenway) ran a career-best 26:41 for 24th place to pace the UW-Superior men's cross country team in the St. Olaf Invitational on the St. Olaf Cross Country Trails on Saturday.
 
Running the eight-kilometer distance for the first time this season, Butterfield knocked nearly nine seconds off his previous top time of 26:49.9, set at the 2021 NCAA Division III North Regional on Nov. 13. The time helped the Yellowjackets finish 14th as a team with 433 points. 
 
Sophomore Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) posted a career-best mark of 29:08 for 170th place overall, shaving more than 50 seconds off of his previous best. Junior David Collins (Ironwood, Mich./Luther L. Wright) also set a personal record in 29:25.6for 188th place, while junior Kei Okamoto (Nagoya, Japan/Reitaku Mizunami) ran 29:51.2 in 209th place.
 
Sophomore Zach Reese (Zimmerman, Minn./Spectrum) posted a PR of his own in 30:08 in 221st overall. Freshman Carson Shane (West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale) ran 31:29.1 in 266th and sophomore Kieran Johnson (South Range, Wis./Northwestern) was 271st in 31:46.7, rounding out the UWS scorers.
 
Senior Mitchell Hammer (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) clocked 33:16.1 for 291st place and freshman Hendrick Hicks (Duluth, Minn./Proctor) ran 36:02.4 for 310th overall.
 
St. Olaf won the team title with 42 points over UW-Stout (70) and UW-Eau Claire (84). Mohammed Bati of Augsburg was individual champion, running 25:18.5.
 
The Yellowjackets are back in action at the Blugold Invitational Friday, Sept. 30 at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis. Start time is set for 5:15 p.m.