The University of Minnesota Duluth cross country teams will get back out on the course Friday when they travel to West Salem, Wis. to run in the 2026 Warrior Invitational. The women's collegiate 6,000 meter race will get underway at 2:00 p.m., while the men will begin their 8,000 meter showdown at 3:00 p.m.

12 different schools will be competing along with the Bulldogs Friday, including seven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams and two Division I schools. 

PARTICIPATING MEN'S TEAMS:
Concordia-St. Paul, Lakehead University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, University of Minnesota Crookston, UMD, St. Cloud State University, Winona State and University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

PARTICIPATING WOMEN'S TEAMS:
Bemidji State University, Concordia-St. Paul, Lakehead University, MSU, Crookston, SCSU,  University of Minnesota, WSU, and Wisconsin-Parkside.

LAST TIME OUT: The Bulldog 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 back on Oct. 10.

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.