Both University of Minnesota Duluth cross country teams had successful races Friday afternoon at the 2026 Warrior Invitational in West Salem, Wis. The Bulldog men ran to a third place overall finish, while the women earned a fourth place finish.

The men scored 82 points with three runners in the top-20. Sophomore Isaac Dickenson placed 11th with a time of 26:15.9, while senior Noah Foster finished in 17th in 26:35.8. Freshman Dylan Gerdes placed third for the team and 19th overall with a 26:39.2, followed by junior Connor Bialka (32nd, 27:32.8) and sophomore Mason Deegan, who rounded out UMD's top-5 with a 34th overall effort and time of 27:32.8.

The women's team had 124 points and rode a strong effort from their rookie runners. Senior Ellie Hanowski was the lone upperclassmen to lead in the top-5, and Hanowski finished 10th overall in a time of 23:00.5. A pair of freshman went 2-3 for the Bulldogs – Danica Kendrick finished 20th overall in 23:35.7 and Taylor Sylla in 25th with a time of 23:46.3, followed by two more freshman Izzy Nei in 32nd (23:58.1) and Macie Josephson in 43rd (24:25.9).


The Bulldogs will be off from outside competition again until they race in the NSIC Championships on Nov. 7 in Sioux Falls, S.D.