Eau Claire, Wis. – The Crown cross country teams took part in a massive regional meet hosted by UW-Eau Claire on Saturday.  Over 775 runners took part in the meet.

Abby Pausch and Greta Greniger ran for the Crown women, with Pausch finishing 97^th out of 364 runners.  She ran the six kilometer course in a time of 24:51.78, just four seconds off her personal best.
Greniger finished in a time of 32:13, 30 seconds faster than her time at St. Olaf earlier this season.

The Crown men were led by Jeremiah Van Acker, who finished 37^th out of 416 runner and set a new school record with a time of 25:54.70.  Van Acker was the top finisher from the UMAC in the field. 
Austin Carlson ran a time of 28:11.42, this time moves him up to third on the Crown All-Time list.  This time is a personal best as his best time last year was 29:08.

Josh Hagen ran 29:59.19 with his personal best time he moves into 15^th on the All-Time list. 

Michael Gregoria ran a season best time of 32:17.33.  This time qualifies him for the NCCAA National Meet later in the season.

Ethan Safford ran a season best time of 35:52 improving on his time from last meet of 38:43.

The Crown runners will next host the St. Boni Invite on October 14^th in a final tune-up before hosting the UMAC Championships on October 29^th.