ROLLA, Mo. -- Missouri S&T's men's and women's cross-country teams will split up this weekend as they compete in two meets, with portions of both squads racing at the Brian T. Simpson Invite Saturday in Warrensburg, Missouri, and the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals Sunday.

The Miners are coming off their second meet of the season at the Southern Stampede in Joplin, where the men's team placed third, and the women finished 11th. Henry Born (Lake Quivira, KS/Shawnee Mission Northwest) led the men's team with a second-place finish in 24:07.1, while Amanda Warren (Normal, IL/Normal Community West) paced the women's squad with a 38th-place finish.

Born's performance continued the Miners' strong start to the season. At the same time, Landon Duchscherer (Morrisville, MO/Marion C. Early) also cracked the top 10, finishing ninth in a personal-best 24:47.3. Duchscherer was one of 10 Missouri S&T men to post personal-best times at the meet.

On the women's side, Warren led the Miners in the 5-kilometer race, while Aurora Amason (Centralia, IL/Centralia), Molly Hays (Blue Springs, MO/Blue Springs South), Kristen Ely (Houston, MO/Houston) and Isabella Hacker (Breese, IL/Mater Dei) rounded out S&T's top five. Hacker recorded a personal-best time of 21:21.8.

The Brian T. Simpson Invite will take place Saturday at Gans Creek Cross Country Course, while the men's team will head to the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals on Sunday. The Miners will compete in the 8k for the men's and 5k for the women's at the Brian T. Simpson Invite.

The NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals will provide Missouri S&T with an opportunity to compete against teams from across the country as the Miners continue to build toward the postseason.
The Brian T. Simpson Invite and NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals will mark the third and fourth meets of the season for Missouri S&T.

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