EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Emma Puetz (Rolla, MO/Rolla) broke her own record mark in a six-kilometer cross country race Saturday as she finished in 13^th place, as both of Missouri S&T's teams finished in 20^th place at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional at Angel Mounds Park.

Puetz rose to 13^th over the final three kilometers of the six-kilometer race, as she was 19^th at the midway point of the meet with a time of 10:24.  She covered the final three kilometers in 10:32 to finish with a final time of 20:57, 48 seconds faster than her previous mark posted when she was second at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.

Her 13^th place finish made her the fifth-highest finisher in the race among the individuals whose teams did not finish among the top three, leaving Puetz in the at-large pool for the final qualifiers for the national meet in two weeks in Joplin, Mo.

The at-large participants will be announced by 5 p.m. Monday.

Besides Puetz, Clare Holmes (Camdenton, MO/Camdenton) finished with a time of 23:18, Victoria Regitz (Rockville, MD/Rockville) in a time of 23:19, Grace Giesler (Owasso, OK/Owasso) in 24:16 and Kelly Zipfel (St. Louis, MO/Ursuline Academy) in 25:23 to round out S&T's top five.  The Miners' other two runners, Grace Johnson (Rogersville, MO/Logan-Rogersville) and Allison Rush (St. Charles, MO/Francis Howell Central), finished with times of 26:07 and 26:54, respectively.

The top three women's teams were Grand Valley State, Cedarville and Lewis, while Hillsdale's Liz Wamsley captured the individual championship in a time of 20:04.

The Miners finished with 615 points as a team.

Lucas Rackers (Florissant, MO/St. Louis University HS) was the top finisher among the S&T men with a 32^nd place finish in 31:47 in the 10-kilometer race, while Joshua Nunn (Independence, MO/Truman) was the next runner across the finish line in 33:22.  Joshua Patterson (Cameron, NC/Union Pines) had a time of 33:50, Samuel Patterson (Cameron, NC/Union Pines) a mark of 33:58 and Spencer Teske (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley) finished in 34:13 to round out the Miners' top five.  S&T's other two runners were Evan Mitchell (Shawnee, KS/Shawnee Mission Northwest) with his mark of 34:47 and Caleb Schoenberg (Wentzville, MO/Timberland) in a time of 34:48.

Missouri S&T finished with 544 points in the meet.

The three automatic qualifying teams on the men's side were Grand Valley State, Lewis and Saginaw Valley State.  The overall winner was Ransom Allen from Wayne State (Mich.) in a time of 30:37.