NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Cadyn Vanderwal (Ortonville, MN/Ortonville High School) finished 13th and three Saints recorded personal-best times as the St. Scholastica men's cross country team placed 11th in the Maize 8-kilometer race at Saturday's Pre-Nationals Running of the Cows meet at Carleton College.

Vanderwal led the Saints in 26:27.0. Ashton Niemi (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS) followed with a personal-best time of 27:19.1 to finish 61st, while Evan Bumgardner (Luverne, MN/Murray County Central HS) also established a personal best, placing 65th in 27:26.2.

Andrew Berndt (Sartell, MN/Sartell High School) scored for the Saints for the first time, finishing 89th with a personal-best time of 27:50.4. Austin Matrious (Blaine, MN/Blaine High School) rounded out St. Scholastica's scoring five in 113th place at 28:06.8.

UW-Eau Claire claimed the team title with 95 points, followed by Saint John's with 126 and Luther with 130. Saint John's senior Cole Stencil won the individual race in 25:17.1. Luther teammates Adam Gray and Michel Heinrich finished second and third in 25:19.4 and 25:27.3, respectively.

The Saints have a weekend off before returning to competition October 17 at the Interregional in Rock Island, Illinois, and the Autumn Classic.