Warhawk sophomore Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) is the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country national runner-up leading the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to a tenth-place finish at the national championship meet in Lansing, Michigan Saturday.
 
UW-Whitewater has now finished among the top ten as a team at the NCAA Championship meet five times in program history – 2022, 2021 (5^th), 2000 (6^th), 1999 (5^th), 1995 (8^th).
 
On a snow-laden course, Patzka became the highest-placing Warhawk in cross country history. His time of 24:40.0 was just 2.4 seconds behind the defending individual national champion, Alex Phillip of John Carroll. That clocking ties the tenth-fastest time at a national meet in program history. Patzka, the 2022 North Region champion, is now a two-time All-American after finishing 23^rd last season.
 
Fellow sophomore Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) claimed his second All-America status finishing among the top 30 for the second consecutive season. He recorded a time of 25:30.8 at the championship.
 
Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) and Dan Anderson (Eau Claire, Wis./McDonell) each finished in the top half of the field of nearly 300 runners. Krause crossed the line in 25:59.8 while Anderson posted a time of 26:24.7.
 
Nick Hardin (Greenfield, Wis./Whitnall) (26:42.0), Chris Allen (Downers Grove, Ill./North) (26:49.2) and Will MacCudden (Slinger, Wis./Slinger) (28:03.8) helped the Warhawks to the tenth-place finish.