COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri S&T's men's cross country team finished in sixth place Friday morning, while the women's team ended up in 18^th place at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by the University of Missouri.

In the men's eight-kilometer race, Andrew Bacon (Webster Groves, MO/Webster Groves) was the highest finisher among the Miners as he took 10^th place overall in a time of 25:09; his time was the fifth-best among the runners whose scores counted in the team competition.  The top time among the scored runners came from Butler Community College's Emmanuel Otim, who posted a time of 24:43, while the winning time came from Colorado's Tanner Newkirk of 23:49.

Shaun Wolfe (Fulton, MO/Fulton) was the next Miner to cross the finish line in 66^th place among the 241 runners, as he finished the race in 26:28.  Maddox Riley (Wentzville, MO/Timberland) was third among the Miners in 72^nd place in 26:30, while Tate Uding (Festus, MO/Festus) was 83^rd in 26:45.4 and Ezra Bailey (Cottleville, MO/Francis Howell Central) finished right behind him in 26:45.8 to round out the scoring spots for S&T.

The Miners' next two finishers were Jacob Meyers (Lake St. Louis, MO/Homeschooled), who had a time of 26:53 and Will Mourning, who finished in 26:57

Indiana Wesleyan captured the team championship with a score of 72 points, while Harding, Southeast Missouri State, Butler Community College and Park finished with scores ahead of the Miners' total of 178.

Genevieve Wacker (St. Charles, MO/St. Charles West) had the top finish among the S&T women as he finished 127^th overall among the 229 runners that completed the race.  Wacker posted a time of 25:05 over six kilometers, while Grace Echeviarra finished in 25:56 and Mizelle Gronewold had a time of 26:11.

S&T's top five was rounded out by Kristen Ely (Houston, MO/Houston), who finished in 26:25 and Scout Colvin's (Kansas City, MO/Park Hill South) mark of 26:32, while Myra Roth (Cape Girardeau, MO/Saxony Lutheran) had a time of 26:33 and Isabella Hacker (Breese, IL/Mater Dei) a performance of 26:34 to complete the top seven for the Miners.

Wasbhurn edged Southeast Missouri State for the team championship with a score of 96; Missouri S&T finished with a final score of 518.  North Alabama's Sandra Maiyo was the individual champion with her time of 21:21.

Missouri S&T will have competitors at two meets on Oct. 11, some competing at the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Ill., and others in the Brian T. Simpson Invitational in Columbia.