The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater cross country program competed at the Pre-National Meet hosted by Olivet College in Michigan Saturday morning. The eighth-ranked Warhawk men finished fourth while the women were 17^th, each competing in a field of 36 teams.
 
In a field of 329 runners including competitors from eight teams ranked in the top 25 nationally, Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) led UW-W with a runner-up finish crossing the line in 24:21.6. Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) added a top ten finish posting a time of 24:43.0 for seventh. Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) registered a top 20 time of 25:01.2 (17^th) while Nick Hardin (Greenfield, Wis./Whitnall), Dan Anderson (Eau Claire, Wis./McDonell), Chris Allen (Downers Grove, Ill./North), and Will MacCudden (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) all finished among the top 105 runners.
 
Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) and Ari De La Cerda (Milwaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) led the Warhawk women finishing back-to-back in 52^nd and 53^rd respectively. The pair recorded times of 23:17.8 and 23:18.2. Payton Scoggin added a top 100 finish in the field of 316 runners with a time of 23:54.2. Also adding points to the team total were Katie Erb (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago), Carleen Snow (Rio, Wis./DeForest), Annika Burchell (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb), and Roxanne Temple (Ingleside, Ill./Grant Community).
 
In addition to the varsity meet, there was also an open competition. Rhett Reuter (Darlington, Wis./Darlington) led the Warhawks competing in the open finished 15^th while Kristan Larson (Rio, Wis./Rio) was 28^th for the women.