PRESCOTT, Wis. – The Northland College Men's and Women's Cross Country teams ran their first race of the season at the River Town Twilight hosted by the University of Wisconins-River Falls. Brandon Faber and Morgan Hockemeyer led Northland in their respective races.
 
The University of Minnesota Duluth won the meet on the men's and women's sides. Jack VanKempen from Minnesota Duluth won the men's 8k race with a time of 25:26.6 and Hannah Preisser of Carleton College won the 6k women's race with a time of 21:55.0.
 
Northland had six runners compete in its opening meet on the men's and women's side. Faber posted a time of 34:50 to lead Northland's men's team and Hockemeyer paced the women's team with a time of 35:07.5.
 
Men's Results                                                             Women's Results
37. Faber 34:50.0                                                       48. Hockemeyer 35:07.5
38. Thomas Szymanski 36:50.7                                49. Lillian Beske 35:33.6
39. Teddy Uehling 37:30.7                                        52. Madie Linka 38:49.5
 
Northland competes in its next meet on Sept. 21 at the St. Olaf Invitational in Northfield, Minn.
 
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.