GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Montana Tech cross country teams competed at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge Saturday facing some of the top competition in the nation. The Oredigger men finished 16^th in a race with 27 teams and the women landed in 18^th in a field of 25.
 
Both teams were receiving votes in the NAIA poll going into the event while facing a number of ranked teams or receiving votes. The Great Lakes Challenge was split into two races because of the numbers, Maroon and White.
 
Edwin Kipainoi took 16^th in a field that had 239 runners in the Maroon race which featured the top teams. Kipainoi had a time of 24:54.8 in the 8k race and was the top Frontier Conference runner.
Justin Morgan was the next top finisher for the Oredigger men in 33^rd with a time of 25:21.30. The Orediggers.
 
The Carroll College men in 13^th ahead of the Orediggers and Montana Western was in 17^th just behind Tech.
 
Hailey Nielson was the top finisher for the Oredigger women who were also participating in the Maroon race taking 20^th. Nielson finished with a time of 18:10.70 in the 5k race that had 214 runners.
 
Carlin Manning finished in 39^th with a time of 18:44.90.
 
Carroll College took 9^th and Rocky Mountain finished in 11^th in the women's field.
 
Montana Tech runs in the Frontier Conference Championship next. The meet for the conference title is in Helena at Bill Roberts Golf Course on November 4^th.
 
Men's Results
 
Women's Results