Women's Cross Country | 09/17/22 | 9:49 PM

Bozeman, Mont. – Carroll Cross Country placed top in small schools and 5^th overall at the MSU Cross Country Classic Saturday.
 
Montana State University won the meet on both sides followed by several other NCAA Division I teams. Carroll placed above Montana Tech (6^th on both sides) and Montana Western (8^th on both sides) from the Frontier Conference and beat NCAA Division II Montana State University – Billings. The Saints men had a tight race with Tech (surpassing the Diggers 155 to 165) while the women won more decisively scoring 160 to the Diggers' 181.
 
Zach Rector (36^th), Brycen Gardner (37^th), and Spencer Swaim (44^th) were top placers for the men, and Reghan Worley (30^th), Natalie Yocum (43^rd), and Hannah Sempf (47^th) for the women. Nicole Morgen, Erika Arthur, and Sydney J Lamb ran cross country personal records.
 
"I was incredibly proud of how we executed our race plans for both men and women," Head Coach Shannon Flynn said. "We went out smart, really stuck together, and helped each other throughout the races. It was great to have a tight spread from top to bottom amidst our scorers. We're taking lots of positives from the race but can also see ways we can improve which is helpful, especially early in the season."
 
The Saints will be back in action at home on Tuesday September 27 for the Frontier Conference Preview. The races will take place at Bill Roberts Golf Course starting at 12:30 pm that afternoon.
 
Full results from the race are available at the link below:
 
https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/19676/MSU_Cross_Country_Classic
 
Photo gallery from the event is linked below:
 
https://carrollathletics.com/galleries/mens-cross-country/msu-cross-country-classic-2022/186
 
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