WHITEWATER, Wis. -- The UW-Whitewater men's cross country team finished third while the women claimed seventh at the 2026 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships held on UWW's campus course. 

Nick Wendl (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) paced the Warhawk men crossing the line sixth in 25:07.7 to earn All-WIAC honors. Conner Murphy (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls) finished with a time of 25:16.4 for 13th while Matthew Andreano (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) was 21st stopping the clock in 25:39.2 -- both earning all-league recognition. Keegan Bratt (Waukesha, Wis./West) (40th - 26:12.0), Kody Wassman (Ormsby, Minn./Mountain Lake) (46th - 26:23.6), Braylen Rennhack (Hartford, Wis./Hartford Union) (48th - 26:27.7), Jordan Loferski (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Hamilton) (55th - 26:37.5), Noah Bilstad (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Sussex-Hamilton) (57th - 26:44.5), AJ Dotson (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner) (60th - 26:54.1), Ben Piontek (Green Bay, Wis./Preble) (62nd - 27:00.2), Alex Anschutz (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) (66th - 27:01.4), and Joe Erb (76th - 27:22.6) rounded out the Warhawk runners representing UW-Whitewater.

The women's squad was led by Abi Anderson's (Janesville, Wis./Craig) 23:04.3 for 26th. Joining Anderson in the championship Saturday were Lucy Roscoe (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake North) (54th - 24:10.2), Madison Wnek (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) (56th - 24:15.2), Brinley Everson (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee) (58th - 24:25.1), Nicole Brown (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake) (60th - 24:35.5), Brielle Scoles (Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum) (62nd - 24:47.2), Ella Hansen (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) (71st - 25:16.0), Lily Watson (Kiel, Wis./Kiel) (73rd - 25:17.3), Kylie Ludwig (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) - 75th - 25:34.8), Kya Krenz (Osceola, Wis./Osceola) (81st - 26:13.7), Madeline Muehr (82nd - 26:23.4), and Trista Anderson (Janesville, Wis./Parker) (84th - 27:19.4).

Wassman and Wnek were named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship teams following the races Saturday.