Canyon, TX – The Black Hills State University cross country teams wrapped up their season at the NCAA D2 South Central Regional Championships. The women finished 10^th while the men finished 11^th. Adams State won the women's race while CO Mines won the men's contest.
 
The women's squad was led by Xiomara Robinson who finished the six kilometer race in 36^th with a time of 23:11. She ran a steady consistent race. Abbie Fredrick was right behind in 38^th with a time 23:16. She grinded the second 3 kilometers to move up 16 spots. Next across the line was Ruby Lindquist whose consistent pace put her in 62^nd with a time of 23:49. Kelsey Van Den Hemel also grinded her way through the second half moving up ten spots to finish in 80^th  crossing the line with a time of 24:16. Rounding out the scorers for the Green and Gold was Mayson Hudyma who cracked her way into the top 100, finishing in 99^th with a time of 24:37 after blowing past eight other competitors. Erica Dykstra and Nicole Allerdings both ran consistent races to finish 100^th and 142^nd respectively.
 
Jordan Theisen led the men through their grueling 10 kilometer race. Running a gutsy middle race bringing himself from 34^th down to 24^th, Theisen ultimately finished 27^th in 32:32 just outside of All-Region. Keith Osowski was close behind in 36^th with a time of 32:52. He steadily picked off 20 runners, out kicking someone down the shoot to claim his spot. Jake Iverson (75^th 33:55) and Collin Brauer (90^th 34:21) were next across the line for the Yellow Jackets. Chase Smith rounded out the scorers running a consistent race to take 125^th in 35:18. Nolan Maher and Noah Bordewyk took 144^th and 154^th respectively.
 
Theisen has long shot chance to receive an individual bid into the national meet. He will find out early this week. Otherwise, the Yellow Jackets will take a few weeks off before transitioning into the Distance Squad for the indoor track season.