The Emory men’s and women’s cross country teams recorded fine performances on Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Pre-Nationals at the Lake Breeze Golf Club Winneconne, Wisconsin.

The women’s side, ranked 28^th nationally, totaled 296 points en route to a 10^th-place finish out of 52 teams.  No. 1-ranked Washington University claimed the top spot with 70 points while No. 4 MIT was runner-up with 108 points.  No. 18 Brandeis was third (213 pts.) and No. 12 Wheaton held down fourth (236 pts.). Senior Kaylee Slade paced the Eagles’ pack and ranked 27^th out of 349 entries with a 6K time effort of 22:43.  Sophomore Carrie McIntyre was the second Emory performer to cross the finish in a time of 23:10, good for 51^st place.  Senior Kayla O’Shea (23:13, 54^th place) and sophomore Susie Martin (23:15, 56^th place) were close behind McIntyre while senior Maeve Andrews rounded out the team’s scorers with an effort of 23:52, placing her 108^th.

The 31^st-ranked men’s squad closed out the race in 15^th place out of 50 teams with 485 points.  Top-ranked North Central (IL) finished first with 41 points with No. 6 Washington University placing second.  No. 9 Calvin (127 pts.) and No. 5 Haverford (144 pts.)  posted third- and fourth-place finishes, respectively.  Sophomore Jack Whetstone  led the Emory contingent for the first time, turning in an 8K showing a 26:19 that placed him 76^th in the 344-runner field.  Junior Sam Branson was the team’s No. 2 performer, the fourth time in as many races this year that he was among the Eagles’ top-two runners, clocking a 26:30 that put him 98^th on the leader board.  Senior Bennett Shaw checked in at 26:31, ranking 100^th on the scoresheet, while sophomore Luis Torres (26:34, 107^th) and Brett Lucas (26:42, 123^rd) accounted for the rest of the team’s scoring.