Great Lakes Wire

The Northern Michigan cross country team is set to compete in the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois, on Saturday, October 12. The event, hosted by Lewis University, will feature 34 teams and is regarded as one of the significant meets of the year.

For updates leading up to and during the race, fans can follow @NMU_Track_Field and @NMU_Wildcats on X (formerly known as Twitter).

In their last outing at the Lucian Rosa Invite in Wisconsin two weeks ago, Northern Michigan saw five Wildcats secure top-25 finishes. Dani VanLente led with a career-best time of 22:45.3 for ninth place. Gianna Hoving also made it into the top-10 with a time of 22:57.3.

Sophomores Lamar Gordon and Emma Sweeney finished together in 17th and 18th places respectively, while freshman Celia Wallace rounded out the top-25 finishers for Northern Michigan.

Six additional Wildcats completed sub-24 minute races and placed within the top-40: Beverly Harper (28th), Skylar Grubb (30th), Elliott Smith (31st), Sophia Potter (34th), Brooke Lemos (36th), and Anya VanSweden (37th).

Reflecting on last year's performance at the Lewis Crossover, nine runners from Northern set personal records. Madi Szymanski notably improved her personal best by 47 seconds to finish at 21:36.3, placing her 13th among 317 runners.