DENVER, Colo. – For the second consecutive year the Black Hills State cross country programs had an all-region finisher as Gavin Kuhlenbeck paced the men's team on a snow packed Washington Park course to their best NCAA Division II South Central Regional finish since 2018 on Saturday afternoon. In a loaded field of seven nationally ranked teams, the Yellow Jacket men placed tenth in the meet with 329 points while the women improved one spot from last season with a 13^th place finish with 399 points in a field of ten nationally ranked teams.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• Leading the way for Black Hills State on Saturday afternoon was Gavin Kuhlenbeck, who ran to a 10K time of 32:18.04 for all-region honors and a 23^rd place finish.
• Turner Christians, one of five Yellow Jackets making their regional debut, turned in a 65^th place finish as he clocked a time of 33:51.90 at Washington Park.
• Running as the lone freshman on the team, Dominic Eberle crossed the finish line 72^nd overall with a time of 34:09.98, while teammate Braik Hurm was less than six seconds behind with a time of 34:15.54 and a 76^th place finish.
• Rounding out the scoring team members was Marcos Valerio who was running in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional for the second consecutive year for BHSU, posting a 10K time of 34:57.57 for 93^rd place.
• Rounding out the Black Hills State runners on the day was David Standish and Addison Red Fox who recorded times of 34:58.23 and 35:09.39 respectively for 94^th and 101^st place.

BLACK HILLS STATE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place	Name	Avg. Mile	Time	Points
23.	Gavin Kuhlenbeck	5:11.9	32:18.04	23
65.	Turner Christians	5:27.0	33:51.90	65
72.	Dominic Eberle	5:29.9	34:09.98	72
76.	Braik Hurm	5:30.8	34:15.54	76
93.	Marcos Valerio	5:37.5	34:57.57	93
94.	David Standish	5:37.7	34:58.23	94
101.	Addison Red Fox	5:39.4	35:09.39	101

 
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Team	Total Points	Team Scoring
1. #2 Colorado School of Mines *	40	4-5-6-12-13-(20)-(45)
2. #5 Adams State *	59	1-3-10-16-29-(35)-(41)
3. #3 West Texas A&M *	105	2-9-11-31-52-(58)-(134)
4. #7 Western Colorado	106	14-15-18-26-33-(37)-(44)
5. #15 CSU Pueblo	145	19-25-27-34-40-(63)-(66)
6. #13 Colorado Christian	154	7-17-32-47-51-(54)-(57)
7. #16 UCCS	189	22-28-38-42-59-(62)-(70)
8. Fort Lewis	195	21-24-39-43-68-(81)-(92)
9. St. Edward's	305	36-46-50-73-100-(124)-(130)
10. Black Hills State	329	23-65-72-76-93-(94)-(101)
11. MSU Denver	340	56-67-69-71-77-(83)-(84)
12. Colorado Mesa	367	53-60-82-85-87-(104)-(152)
13. Dallas Baptist	408	48-74-86-88-112-(128)-(149)
14. Western New Mexico	428	55-78-91-99-105-(125)-(139)
15. South Dakota Mines	464	75-80-90-109-110-(114)-(118)
16. New Mexico Highlands	484	8-30-131-157-158-(159)
17. Texas A&M International	510	89-95-98-113-115-(150)-(151)
18. UT Tyler	521	49-96-121-123-132-(138)-(156)
19. Chadron State	529	64-79-97-142-147-(162)
20. Oklahoma Christian	564	102-106-117-119-120-(127)-(141)
21. Regis	570	103-108-111-122-126-(136)-(137)
22. Cameron	584	61-107-133-140-143
23. Texas A&M Kingsville	682	116-129-144-145-148-(154)-(155)
24. Westminster	755	135-146-153-160-161

 
* - Earned auto bid to NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships

HOW IT HAPPENED – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• Running in her second career NCAA Division II South Central Regional, Evie Boyd led Black Hills State on Saturday afternoon with a 6K time of 24:12.09 for 68^th place. She led a pack of three Yellow Jackets that crossed the finish line within 12 seconds of each other as she was followed by Katelyn Krieger and Emma Hofmeister who posted times of 24:16.60 and 24:23.73 respectively for 70^th and 76^th place.
• Returning all-region performer Sylvia Brown was unable to crack the top-25 for the second year in a row as she ended the day at Washington Park with a time of 24:49.13 for 87^th place.
• Gracie Craig rounded out the scoring runners for the BHSU as she clocked a time of 25:17.73 for 100^th place and was followed by closely Alexis Weiers in 101^st place who notched a time of 25:18.66.
• Rounding out the Black Hills State runners on Saturday afternoon was Abigail Robberson who recorded a time of 27:24.76 for a 149^th place finish.

BLACK HILLS STATE WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place	Name	Avg. Mile	Time	Points
68.	Evie Boyd	6:29.5	24:12.09	68
70.	Katelyn Krieger	6:30.7	24:16.60	70
76.	Emma Hofmeister	6:32.6	24:23.73	76
87.	Sylvia Brown	6:39.4	24:49.13	87
100.	Gracie Craig	6:47.1	25:17.73	98
101.	Alexis Weiers	6:47.3	25:18.66	99
149.	Abigail Robberson	7:21.1	27:24.76	146

 
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Team	Total Points	Team Scoring
1. #1 Adams State *	37	1-4-9-10-13-(20)-(23)
2. #4 Colorado School of Mines *	75	3-8-16-22-26-(29)-(39)
3. #9 UCCS *	120	2-25-27-32-34-(36)-(51)
4. #11 Western Colorado	126	5-12-18-43-48-(57)-(59)
5. #6 West Texas A&M	136	17-19-24-31-45-(46)
6. #3 CSU Pueblo	150	7-21-37-41-44-(62)-(66)
7. #15 Fort Lewis	198	6-11-50-54-77-(114)-(117)
8. #17 Colorado Christian	203	14-15-38-61-75-(111)-(115)
9. #29 Colorado Mesa	239	30-40-49-53-67-(69)-(88)
10. #27 Dallas Baptist	292	28-47-58-63-96-(108)-(112)
11. Oklahoma Christian	316	35-42-64-74-101-(126)-(128)
12. MSU Denver	322	33-65-71-72-81-(89)-(95)
13. Black Hills State	399	68-70-76-87-98-(99)-(146)
14. Cameron	436	60-78-90-102-106-(140)-(141)
15. Midwestern State	446	73-82-91-93-107-(125)-(142)
16. UT Tyler	457	56-80-84-118-119-(130)-(132)
17. St. Edward's	460	52-86-103-109-110-(113)-(139)
18. South Dakota Mines	517	83-92-100-120-122-(129)-(150)
19. Chadron State	537	79-85-116-124-133-(147)-(160)
20. Texas A&M Kingsville	550	55-104-105-138-148-(156)
21. Western New Mexico	638	94-127-131-134-152-(154)-(155)
22. Regis	662	97-121-123-159-162-(165)-(166)
23. Westminster	717	135-136-144-145-157
24. New Mexico Highlands	769	143-149-153-161-163-(168)
25. Texas A&M International	777	137-151-158-164-167
-- Angelo State	--

 
* - Earned auto bid to NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships
 
UP NEXT
Black Hills State junior Gavin Kuhlenbeck will await the announcement of NCAA championship participant selections for at-large teams and runners this upcoming week. The 2024 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships will take place Saturday, November 23, at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, California.