WAYNE, NE – For the second consecutive year, University of Mary men's cross country placed fourth at the Northern Sun Championships. With top-10 finishes, Caleb Hansen and Gideon Hammah led the way as All-NSIC First Team athletes.

Hansen reached the All-NSIC First Team mark for the third consecutive season, this time with a 6^th-place finish. His time of 25:19.42 was his best of the season and was just over 20 seconds off of the overall winner's pace.

Hammah earned a top-10 finish, placing 9^th at 25:28.69, a 10-spot improvement of his conference finish as a freshman last year.

Senior Raine Skjod was next for the Marauders in 32^nd with a time of 26:28.75. He was followed by Nick Lind in 41^st at 26:50.58, who is in his first college cross country season. Rounding out the team scoring was another cross country newcomer, Joseph Ringhand, in 57^th with a 27:19.58.

The full results from the NSIC Championships can be found here with the final team standings below:

Augustana University – 27
Minnesota State University Moorhead – 73
Minnesota State University – 77
University of Mary – 123
University of Minnesota Crookston – 175
Winona State University – 187
University of Sioux Falls – 227
Concordia University, St. Paul – 230
University of Minnesota Duluth – 246
University of Jamestown – 254
Wayne State College – 280
Minot State University – 343
Southwest Minnesota State University – 375
Northern State University – 397

Up next for the Marauders will be the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships. The meet will be held on Nov. 8 at the Tom Rutledge XC Course in Joplin, MO.

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