ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Loras College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Augustana Interregional Saturday morning.

Women's Gold Division 6K
Out of 355 runners, coming into the top spot for the Duhawks was Frankie Chaidez, with a time of 22:15.0 earning her 34^th place.

Becca Diddia would be next to cross the finish line, clocking in a time of 22:35.9 which earned her 51^st place. Natalia Wrobel secured a time of 24:01.8, which put her in 175^th place. Paige Jacobs not far behind, would run a time of 24:08.6 which earned her 179^th place.

Rounding out the scoring in the Gold Division would come by way of Bailey Vaughan, Ivy Glendening, and Hannah Landwehr. Vaughan clocked in a time of 24:18.0 finishing 192^nd. Glendening earned a time of 24:21.1 securing a 194^th place finish. Landwehr secured a time of 25.06.8 finishing in 257^th place.

Hunter Jones finished 269^th (25.22.0) and Emily Jackson finished 286^th (25.35.5).

The women placed 18^th out of 35 teams.

Men's Gold Division 8K
Out of 436 runners, leading the Duhawks was Julian Watson, clocking in a time of 25:06.6, a season best time, earning him 35^th place.

Following not far behind, Isaac Bourne earned a time 25:11.4 placing him in 40^th. Eric Rutherford clocked in a time of 25:25.4 placing him in 56^th place.

Jacob Belha and Jack Beehler also finished with season bests, Belha clocked a time of 25:30.8, placing him in 66^th place, while Beehler finished 26:08.2 in 135^th place.

Securing the final points in the Gold Division, Will Yasdick earns a time of 26:19.7, putting him in 162^nd place. Right behind him came Carlo Dannenfelser with a time of 26:19.8 securing 163^rd place. Landis Musser finished with a time of 26:24.3 earning 167^th place. All three finishes were season bests for the Purple and Gold.

Aaron Lodwig finished 226^th (26.53.5) Logan Hoger finished 310^th (27:32.9 SB) and Colby Cryer finished 315^th place (27.38.5)

The men finished 7th out of 40 teams.

Women's Blue Division 6K
Out of 264 runners Samantha Foht led the Duhawks with a finish of 25:30.3 which earned her a 68^th place finish.

Both Sarah Gibson and Olivia Carroll earned PR's, Gibson came in 125^th place with a time of 26:27.7, while Carroll came in 197^th place with a time of 28.32.1.

The team placed 22^nd out of 25 teams.

Men's Blue Division 8K
Out of 407 runners Carson Hendrey earned a PR finishing with a time of 27:10.3 placing him in 79^th place.

Cade Messer secured a season best time of 27:37.4 earning a 118^th place finish. Right behind Messer came Brayden Frey with a PR of 27:37.7 with a 119^th place finish.

Lucas Arnold clocked a time of 27:51.8, placing him 140^th. Evan Schlichting finished with a time of 28:10.3 which secured him a 165^th place finish. Sam Horman ran a time of 28:36.4 which earned him a 206^th place finish. Enoch Thielhelm rounded out the scoring for the Duhawks with a time of 29:36.3 which placed him in 279^th.

Vince Frederiksen finished 287^th (29:47.1 PR), Ben Zimmer finished 304^th (30:07.0).

Up Next: The Purple and Gold compete at the A-R-C Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, Nov. 2. Races begin for the women at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. for the men at Seminole Valley Park.