KENOSHA, Wis. – Missouri S&T closed out its 2022 cross country season Saturday at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, with the men's team finishing in 13^th place out of the 28 teams in competition and the women placing 21^st out of 31 teams.

The men's team, running in a 10-kilometer event for the first time this season, were led by Lucas Rackers (Florissant, MO/St. Louis University HS) in 38^th place in the race with a time of 32:14 and Hayes Pateidl (Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley West) in 41t place in 32:16.  They were followed across the finish line by Daniel Garrison (Liberty, MO/Liberty) in 75^th place in a time of 33:01.

S&T's final two scorers were Andrew Lofgren (Chesterfield, MO/Parkway West) in 98^th place in 33:22 and Andrew Bacon (Webster Groves, MO/Webster Groves) in 113^th with a time of 33:39.57.  The Miners' sixth finisher was Spencer Teske (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley), who had a mark of 34:06 and Joshua Nunn (Independence, MO/Truman) in 34:31.  A total of 196 runners competed in the men's race.

Walsh's Zach Kreft captured the individual title with a time of 30:45, while Grand Valley State – who had the next two finishers in the race – won the team title by 55 points over Saginaw Valley State with a total of 58.

Missouri S&T's women were paced by Clare Holmes (Camdenton, MO/Camdenton) in 101^st place overall with a time of 23:42 over six kilometers.  Emily Griesenauer (Wentzville, MO/Holt) was the next S&T runner across the finish line in 24:00, while Victoria Regitz (Rockville, MD/Rockville) finished in 24:05, Grace Giesler (Owasso, OK/Owasso) in 24:21.42 and Aubrie Caldwell (Dripping Springs, TX/Dripping Springs) in 24:21.45.

S&T final two runners were Emma Mueller (St. Louis, MO/Oakville), who recorded a time of 24:29 and Hope Strausbaugh (Rogersville, MO/Logan-Rogersville), who finished in 27:00.

Grand Valley State also won the women's competition with a total of 31 points, 42 better than runner-up Cedarville.  The Lakers had the top three finishers in the race, led by Klaudia O'Malley's winning performance in 21:19.