The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's cross country team competed in the UW-Oshkosh Open on the XC Ranch on Friday afternoon. The men's team placed second, right behind conference-opponent UW-Platteville. The Warhawk women won the later race, with four runners in the top-10 individual finishers. 

On the men's side Ryan Van Dam (Glen Ellen, Ill./Glenbard East) led the Warhawks finishing 8th overall with a time of 26:07.0. Drew Davey (Elkhorn, Wis./) closely followed with a 26:14.9 for 12th place. Freshman Avery Erickson (Barrington, Ill./) helped the Warhawks with 15th place at 26:31.2, with Rhett (18th - 26:26.2) Reuter and Tommy Conklin (West Bend, Wis./East) (20th-26:27.7) rounding out the Warhawk scorers. 

Also running in the first race was Adrian Ahuatl (St. Charles, Ill./East) - 26th at 26:45.2 at 26th, Braylen Rennhack (Hartford, Wis./) – 27th 26:47.7 at 27th, Jordan Loferski (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Hamilton) - 26:56.5 at 31st, Ben Piontek (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) - 27:03.1 at 33rd, Felipe Wickler (Batavia, Ill./) - 27:04.0 at 34th, and James Belus (Oconomowoc, Wis./) - 27:36.1 at 45th.

The women's side was had all five scorers in the top-11 finishers, with Miranda McNally (Downers Grove, Ill./North) leading the way with a fourth overall finish at 24:10.9. McNally was immediately followed by three Warhawks placing 5th, 6th, and 7th. Carleen Snow (Rio, Wis./DeForest) at 24:12.1, Brinley Everson (Waunakee, Wis./) at 24:16.3, and Madison Wnek (Batavia, Ill./) at 4:27.2. Lily Watson (Kiel, Wis./) rounded out the scoring five with an 11th place finish, crossing at 24:41.4

The Warhawk women had nine more runners, with five finishing in the top-20. The top 20 runners included Brielle Scoles (Kewaskum, Wis./) - 24:51.3 at 13th, Bela Delgado - 25:23.6 at 16th, Addi Kowalelski - 25:26.4 at 17th, Kya Krenz (Osceola, Wis./) - 25:26.9 at 18th, and Emma Shingledecker (New Berlin, Wis./West) - 25:31.3 at 19th. The remaining four Warhawks were Abby Motz (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) - 25:41.3 at 25th, Hailey Bilodeau (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) - 26:12.9 at 29th, Kylie Ludwig (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) - 26:42.2 at 33rd, and Madelin Muehr - 26:42.7 at 34th.

The Warhawks will return back to Oshkosh for the WIAC Championship held at the XC Ranch next week. The men's race will begin at noon with the women's championship to follow at 1 PM. For more information visit the WIAC Tournament Page.