WINTHROP, Minn. – The Yellowjacket men's cross country team went down to Winthrop, Minn., to defend their Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) crown at Winthrop Golf Club. The men put up a good fight, but in the end, finished five points shy for second overall.
Meet Notes
- Crossing the line first for the men was Maverick Hoogland (Catawba, Wis./Phillips), with a new personal best time of 25:51.8. This time gave Hoogland second place overall, while also ranking ninth on the all-time list in Yellowjacket program history.
- Close behind Hoogland was the senior duo of Dylan Uitto (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) and Ben Plackner (Bovey, Minn./Greenway). Uitto crossed the line at 26:14.2, while Plackner came in at 26:53.2.
- Dominick Meisner (Bloomer, Wis./Bloomer) had a season best time Saturday with a race of 27:27.2, while Jayde Canfield's (Prescott, Wis./Prescott) time of 28:26.9 gave him 16th place.
- Running a new personal best time of 29:04.7 was Isaiah Jordan (Superior, Wis./Superior), while Evan Johnson (Prentice, Wis./Phillips) and Grady Wendt (Zimmerman, Minn./Zimmerman) collected race times of 29:53.1 and 30:14.1, respectively. Wendt picked up a new personal best in the process.
- Milo Gomez (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) crossed the line at 30:23.7, while Oleksandr Danylov (Kyiv, Ukraine/European Collegium) and Deryck Parduhn (Ashland, Wis./Ashland) finished their days with season bests. Danylov had a race time of 31:08.4, while Parduhn came in at 31:34.2.
- Rounding out the squad was Dorian Skaleski (Appleton, Wis./Appleton West) and Peter Berg (Wheeler, Wis./Barron). Both establishing new personal bests, Skaleski garnered a 32:07.5 and Berg a 34:28.9.
The Yellowjackets will return to the course Saturday, November 14 where they take on the NCAA Division III North Regional. Action is scheduled for St. Olaf Cross Country Course in Northfield, Minn.
