The University of Minnesota Duluth cross country teams ran to strong finishes -- 14th for the women's teams and 23 for the men's team -- at the 11th annual Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Ill. on the Lewis Cross Country Course. 


The women were led by senior Ellie Hanowski, who finished 36th overall and first for the Bulldogs in 22:48.1, followed by sophomore Lillian L'Esperance, who crossed in 63rd at 23:20.1. Three through five runners were a pair of freshman -- Taylor Sylla (72nd, 23:40.2) and Danica Kendrick (86th, 23:40.2) and sophomore Sadie Eicher (106th, 24:01.4).


Senior Noah Foster paced the men in 95th place with a time of 25:52.7 in the 8k, while sophomore Isaac Dickenson was 125th, clocked at 26:12.8. Freshman Dylan Gerdes (149th, 26:32.1), senior Nolan Bakken (192nd, 27:08.0), and sophomore Mason Deegan (222, 27:38.0) rounded out the top-5 spots for the Bulldogs.


UMD will take next weekend off from competition before heading to Winona, Minn. to run in the Winona State Classic on Friday, Oct. 23.