COLFAX, Wis. -- The UW-Superior men's cross country team ran eight personal-record times, finishing 18th among NCAA Division III competition at the Blugold Invitational at Whitetail Golf Course on Friday.
 
The Yellowjackets scored 530 points in a strong of 24 Division III team field. Sophomore Michael Butterfield (Bovey, Minn./Greenway) paced UWS individually with a personal-record eight-kilometer time of 26:21.8 for 64th place overall.
 
Junior David Collins (Ironwood, Mich./Luther L. Wright) ran a PR of 27:39.5 for 176th place, while sophomore Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) ran his best time as well, at 27:44 for 185th. Sophomore Zach Reese (Zimmerman, Minn./Spectrum) posted his best collegiate 8K time at 28:30.9 for 242nd. Junior Kei Okamoto (Nagoya, Japan/Reitaku Mizunami) clocked his best time of 29:14.3 for 280th. Classmate Mitchell Hammer (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) was 310th in 29:49.6 and sophomore Kieran Johnson (South Range, Wis./Northwestern) was 331st in 30:13.6.
 
Freshman Carson Shane (West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale) ran a season best of 30:25.2 for 338th, while classmate Hendrick Hicks (Duluth, Minn./Proctor) did the same in a time of 33:53.8 for 382nd. Junior Kevin Hufziger (Macedon, N.Y./Penfield) ran 34:21 for 388th, a PR for him.
 
St. Olaf won the team title with 44 points and UW-Stout was second with 71. Augsburg's Mohammed Bati claimed the individual crown in 24:22.1.
 
The Yellowjackets return to action Oct. 15 at the Augustana Interregional Invitational at Saukie Golf Course. Race time is set for noon.