Black Hills State cross country started the 2022 season strongly with a first-place overall finish at the Gage McSpadden Memorial race on Saturday. 

The Yellow Jacket men finished with 26 points, scoring a team time of 1:36.29. 

In the men's 6k race, the Yellow Jackets finished with a team-average time of 19:17 that was led by a second-place finish from Matt Parker (18:57.9) and a third-place finish from Tim Brown (19:01.3). Both times would be new personal best marks for both men in the 6k race. 

Keith Osowski (19:27.0), Hayden Grosz (19:30.3), and Lincoln Fleischman (19:33.3) finished sixth, seventh and eight respectively. 

David Standish took a 17th place finish after clocking out at 20:08.5, followed by Levi Smith taking 18th at a 20:12.7 finish. Justyn France (20:21.6) finished 21st, Mason Swingholm (20:24.2) came in 22nd, and Wyatt Ostler and Reese Charest (20:32.6 and 20:37.3) placed 24th and 25th to round out the top 25 finishes. Addison Red Fox (21:44.7) placed in 36th to round out the Yellow Jackets runners. 

Up Next: Cross country travels to Chadron, Neb. to compete in the Chadron State Open on Friday, Sept. 16 at 9 a.m.