The MIAC Championship Cross Country Championship will return to St. Paul this Saturday, October 29 at the Highland 9 Hole Golf Course. The race begins on Edgecumbe Avenue about 100 meters south of Montreal. The finish line will be on along Montreal Avenue about 100 meters west of Edgecumbe. The women’s 6K race will start at 11:00 AM and the men’s 8K race will start at noon.
St. Olaf, Saint John’s, and Carleton are ranked 3rd, 7th, and 8th in the North Region. On the women’s side, St. Olaf, Carleton, Saint Ben’s, and Bethel are ranked 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 8th.
Junior Lloyd Young (3rd at the MIAC Championship and 52nd at the NCAA Championship a year ago) will lead the Saint John’s effort. He has a strong supporting cast including seniors Dillon Diekmann, Mitchell Grand, Alexei Hensel and Tom Nemanich; juniors Carter Grove and Tommy Allen; and sophomore Eamon Cavanaugh. As ever, everybody on every team will compete in the varsity race.
It will be a great event on a wonderful spectator course. We hope to see you there.
PS: No dogs on the course!
