LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Led by a freshman in both races on Saturday, October 26, the Black Hills State University men's and women's cross country teams ran to 12^th and tenth place finishes respectively with point totals of 312 and 315. The men's program was led by Dominic Eberle who posted a career-best 8K time of 26:04.3 for 55^th place while the women's program was led by Emma Hofmeister who clocked a career-best 6K time of 22:14.9 for 51^st place at the Gene Torres Golf Course.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• A trio of Yellow Jackets packed together to lead all Black Hills State runners at the RMAC Championships, led by Dominic Eberle who ran to a career-best 8K time of 26:04.3 as he crossed the line 55^th overall. Within five seconds of Eberle were both Marcos Valerio and Turner Christians who collected times of 26:07.5 and 26:09.7 respectively for 57^th and 60^th place.
• Rounding out the five runners for BHSU at the Gene Torres Golf Course was Landrum Wiley and Alberto Spotted. Wiley posted a time of 27:19.4 for 88^th place, while Spotted made his season debut with a 92^nd place finish and a time of 27:22.4.

BLACK HILLS STATE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place	Name	Avg. Mile	Time	Points
55.	Dominic Eberle	5:14.7	26:04.3	49
57.	Marcos Valerio	5:15.3	26:07.5	51
60.	Turner Christians	5:15.7	26:09.7	54
88.	Landrum Wiley	5:29.8	27:19.4	78
92.	Alberto Spotted	5:30.4	27:22.4	80

 
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Team	Total Points	Team Scoring
1. #2 Colorado School of Mines	24	2-3-4-6-9-(21)-(24)
2. #6 Adams State	45	1-7-8-11-18-(22)-(23)
3. #5 Western Colorado	100	13-16-19-25-27-(29)-(32)
4. #22 UCCS	114	5-12-28-34-35-(39)-(42)
5. #12 CSU Pueblo	147	10-26-30-36-45-(58)-(60)
6. Fort Lewis	168	17-20-31-48-52-(56)-(73)
7. MSU Denver	235	33-38-43-59-62-(68)-(69)
8. Colorado Mesa	256	40-46-50-53-67-(72)-(88)
9. #11 Colorado Christian	264	37-44-55-63-65-(66)-(77)
10. South Dakota Mines	270	41-47-57-61-64-(70)-(74)
11. New Mexico Highlands	306	14-15-85-93-99
12. Black Hills State	312	49-51-54-78-80
13. Regis	408	75-79-81-86-87-(89)-(90)
14. Chadron State	416	71-76-84-91-94-(98)
15. Westminster	448	82-83-92-95-96-(97)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• The pair of Emma Hofmeister and Evie Boyd led the Black Hills State women's team at the RMAC Championships as they posted career-best 6K times of 22:14.9 for 51^st place and 22:17.8 for 53^rd place respectively. In just her second race of her collegiate career, Gracie Craig ran in her first 6K race as a Yellow Jacket as she notched a time of 22:43.1 for 63^rd place.
• The fourth runner in the BHSU lineup was Abigail Robberson as she ran to a time of 23:53.1 for 85^th place, while Emma Smith rounded out the team score with a 91^st place finish and a career-best 6K time of 24:16.6. The final Yellow Jacket runner in the race was Brynn Hillman who ran in her second race of her collegiate career, clocking a time of 24:54.1 for 98^th place.

BLACK HILLS STATE WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place	Name	Avg. Mile	Time	Points
51.	Emma Hofmeister	5:58.0	22:14.9	49
53.	Evie Boyd	5:58.8	22:17.8	50
63.	Gracie Craig	6:05.6	22:43.1	58
85.	Abigail Robberson	6:24.3	23:53.1	77
91.	Emma Smith	6:30.6	24:16.6	81
98.	Brynn Hillman	6:40.7	24:54.1	86

 
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Team	Total Points	Team Scoring
1. #1 Adams State	30	1-4-6-8-11-(12)-(15)
2. #3 CSU Pueblo	88	9-16-17-18-28-(44)-(48)
3. #11 UCCS	95	3-19-21-25-27-(33)-(43)
4. #7 Western Colorado	100	2-7-14-37-40-(42)-(45)
5. #23 Fort Lewis	129	5-10-26-29-59-(72)-(75)
6. #4 Colorado School of Mines	151	23-24-31-32-41-(46)-(53)
7. #28 Colorado Mesa	158	20-30-34-36-38-(39)-(51)
8. MSU Denver	204	13-22-47-60-62-(65)-(67)
9. South Dakota Mines	281	35-52-55-69-70-(73)-(93)
10. Black Hills State	315	49-50-58-77-81-(86)
11. #18 Colorado Christian	327	61-63-64-68-71-(74)-(82)
12. Chadron State	334	54-57-66-78-79-(84)-(91)
13. Regis	417	56-76-92-95-98-(99)-(100)
14. New Mexico Highlands	445	80-87-88-89-101-(102)
15. Westminster	448	83-85-90-94-96-(97)

 
UP NEXT
Black Hills State will be back in action once again this upcoming weekend on Saturday, November 2, at the Bauer XC Classic hosted by South Dakota Mines. The day begins with the men's race at 10 a.m., while the women's race follows at 10:45 a.m. at the Hart Ranch Golf Club in Rapid City.