MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS

ASHLAND, Neb. – In a race as close as they'll get to a preview of the national meet, the Southern Oregon University cross country teams left the NAIA Blazing Tiger Classic with a lot to feel good about Saturday at Mahoney State Park.

The 6,000-meter women's race showcased six of the top-eight teams in the NAIA coaches' poll. The No. 7-ranked Raiders were one of them and claimed fifth place of 23 in the standings, putting each of their five scorers among the top-43 of a 288-person field and doing so with a promising 68-second spread.

Mason Weisgerber's eye-opening freshman season hit another high point in the men's 8K. The Wilsonville product placed third of 288 runners with a time of 24 minutes 27.9 seconds, leading the No. 15 Raiders to eighth place in a race that featured eight NAIA Top 25 squads.

All-conference senior Alejandra Lopez led SOU's women in 12th place, missing her second PR in as many weeks by a beat in 21:59.7. The team's other scorers were 19th-place Cammeo Ramirez (22:24.3), 21st-place Lauren Forster (22:27.2), 32nd-place Alyssa Johnson (22:51.4) and 43rd-place Haylee Brodahl (23:07.5).

College of Idaho, ranked No. 3 coming into the day, stole the win by upsetting No. 1 Taylor (Ind.) with 44 points – 13 ahead of second-place St. Mary (Kan.) and 31 ahead of Taylor. The Yotes placed four in the top-10 and produced the individual champ in Ellyse Tingelstad (20:52.0). SOU accumulated 127 points.

Weisgerber – who was 21 seconds back of winner Emad Bashir-Mohammed of St. Mary – had one of a few strong individual performances for SOU's men. Frankie Maciel placed 19th in 25:00.2, and Jalen Griego was 36th in 25:28.8. Luke Lucchesi (26:11.6) and Asher Tatsumi (26:47.8) rounded out the scoring in 68th place and 105th respectively.

College of Idaho, ranked No. 9 entering the day, also won the men's team title with 56 points.

The Raiders are off until the Cascade Conference Championships, which take place Nov. 3 in Caldwell, Idaho.

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES (top-10 of 23) – 1. College of Idaho 44, 2. St. Mary (Kan.) 57, 3. Taylor (Ind.) 75, 4. Concordia (Neb.) 123, 5. Southern Oregon 127, 6. Dordt (Iowa) 138, 7. Tabor (Kan.) 176, 8. Doane (Neb.) 328, 9. Oklahoma City 348, 10. Hastings (Neb.) 350

SOU WOMEN'S 6K RESULTS (of 288 total entries)
12. Alejandra Lopez, 21:59.7
19. Cammeo Ramirez, 22:24.3
21. Lauren Forster, 22:27.2
32. Alyssa Johnson, 22:51.4
43. Haylee Brodahl, 23:07.5
58. Sarah Mauk, 23:34.4
112. Emma Baeth, 24:51.2
116. Samantha Payne, 24:53.7
166. Mercedes Harms, 25:54.2
207. Ashley Jentzsch, 26:46.9
244. Alyssa Gerard, 27:51.1

MEN'S TEAM SCORES (top-10 of 23) – 1. College of Idaho 56, 2. St. Mary (Kan.) 67, 3. Dordt (Iowa) 79, 4. Taylor (Ind.) 104, 5. Doane (Neb.) 172, 6. Kansas Wesleyan 177, 7. Oklahoma City 198, 8. Southern Oregon 206, 9. Tabor (Kan.) 240, 10. Concordia (Neb.) 313

SOU MEN'S 8K RESULTS (of 288 total entries)
3. Mason Weisgerber, 24:27.9
19. Frankie Maciel, 25:00.2
36. Jalen Griego, 25:28.8
68. Luke Lucchesi, 26:11.6
105. Asher Tatsumi, 26:47.8
161. Ben Jordan, 27:43.5
185. Rafe Blandini, 28:18.0