BILLINGS, Mont. – Black Hills State cross country traveled to Billings to compete in the Yellowjacket/Battlin' Bears Invite on Friday morning, with both the men and women placing third in their respective races.
 
MEN
The Yellow Jacket men finished the 8k race in third with a team score of 91 and an average clock time of 25:25.3.
 
The first BHSU runner to cross the finish line for the men was Tim Brown (24:35.0), who placed third overall. Behind him, Hayden Grosz (25:18.7) timed out in 13^th while Lincoln Fleischman (25:42.5) landed 24^th.
 
Aberto Spotted (25:44.6) and Aydan Loya (25:45.6) placed 27^th and 28^th, respectively, while Marcos Valerio (25:49.1) clocked out in 31^st.
 
Jaxon Straus (25:54.1) completed his 8k run in 34^th while Justyn France (25:59.9) and David Standish (26:01.5) timed out in 37^th and 38^th.
 
Turner Christians (26:23.4), Levi Smith (26:24.0), Mason Swingholm (26:25.5), Wyatt Ostler (26:26.3), and Addison Red Fox (26:29.9) all finished consecutively to fill in spots 47^th through 51^st. Rounding out the Yellow Jacket men was Caden Strasser (27:01.0), who completed the race in 61^st.
 
The men's field consisted of 12 teams with 106 runners participating in the race.
 
WOMEN
The Lady Yellow Jackets also finished third in their 5k race this morning, clocking out with a team score of 83 and averaging a team clock of 22:54.9.
 
Sylvia Brown led the way for the ladies as she completed the women's 5k in third, timing out with a 21:23.8 timestamp.
 
Katie Turpin (22:56.5) was the next Yellow Jacket to finish as she clocked out in 15^th, while Alexis Weiers (23:08.0) and Katelyn Krieger (23:18.3) completed their 5k runs in 18^th and 23^rd, respectively.
 
Down the line, Sierra Hopp (23:47.7) placed 38^th while Abigail Robberson (24:49.6) and Norah Entzi (25:01.6) placed 60^th and 64^th. Katie Knutson (25:27.9) and Reilly Wilson (25:32.2) rounded out the BHSU ladies in 68^th and 71^st.
 
The women's 5k race also saw 12 teams competing at Amend Park, with 91 total runners in the race for the ladies.
 
Up Next
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, which is slated for Saturday, Oct. 21, will be held at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado and will be hosted by MSU Denver.