Cold Spring, MN - Crown College's men's and women's cross country teams turned in competitive showings Saturday at the CSB/SJU Autumn Classic, with several Polars setting personal and season bests against a deep field of 18 teams.

The Polars men had six runners through the 8-kilometer course, with sophomore David Tuttle leading the charge. Tuttle crossed the line in 28:09.9, good for 37th place out of 118 competitors — a season-best effort that put him well ahead of the pack for Crown. Freshman Cody Rummel followed in 62nd place with a time of 29:36.6, while fellow freshman Isaiah Norton ran a personal best of 30:07.1 to finish 77th. Freshman Tyrone Stout (87th, 31:26.0) and sophomore Justice Bailey (96th, 31:54.7 — a personal best) rounded out the middle of the pack, with sophomore Evan Gibson closing out the men's group in 105th with a season-best 33:35.8.

On the women's side, junior Brooklyn Hart led Crown with a season-best 23:21.3, finishing 16th out of 142 runners. Senior Ella Dufault ran a season-best 23:40.4 to finish 20th, just 19 seconds behind Hart. Junior Ruth Brueckner posted a personal best of 24:08.0 in 32nd place, while sophomore Callie Dufault also set a personal best with a 24:46.0 finish in 45th. Junior Olivia Stanley (79th, 26:33.6), junior Gracelyn Foster (90th, 27:05.1), senior Abbie Hough (112th, 28:17.4) and sophomore Karina Meed (129th, 30:57.2) completed the women's roster. Stanley, Foster and Hough all recorded season bests.

The Polars return to action Friday, Oct. 23, hosting the NCCAA Regional in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.