COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Black Hills State University men's and women's cross country teams ran to a pair of top-10 finishes on Saturday at the RMAC Cross Country Championships, hosted at the Monument Valley Park. The Yellow Jacket teams each recorded ninth place finishes, with the men totaling 282 points for their best finish since 2020 in the meet, while the women totaled 256 points for their best finish since 2021. Turner Christians led the way on the men's side with a 50^th place finish and Evie Boyd paced the women's team with a 33^rd place finish. Competing in one of the toughest conferences in NCAA Division II, the RMAC Championships featured six nationally-ranked men's programs and seven nationally-ranked women's programs, including both of the nation's No. 1 ranked squads.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• Turner Christians led the way for the Black Hills State men at the RMAC Championships, turning in a 50^th place finish with an 8K time of 26:01.81.
• Dominic Eberle and Sean Shipp were second and third in the Yellow Jacket lineup, finishing seconds apart with times of 26:27.06 and 26:29.03 for 61^st and 63^rd respectively. Shipp's time set a new career-best at the 8K distance. Landrum Wiley was also close behind the duo of Eberle and Shipp, crossing the finish line with a time of 26:36.40 for 65^th place.
• Emmett Swartzentruber and Jaxon Straus notched finishes of 76^th and 77^th as they clocked times within a second of one another at 27:02.06 and 27:02.81 respectively.
• Freshman Anthony Ackerman rounded out the team lineup with an 8K time of 27:24.33 for 87^th place.
• Additional runners competing for the Yellow Jackets at the conference championship included Thomas Oylear and Wyatt Ostler, who clocked times of 27:43.44 and 28:10.17 for 95^th and 100^th place respectively. 

BLACK HILLS STATE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (125 RUNNERS)

Place	Name	Time	Points
50.	Turner Christians	26:01.81	46
61.	Dominic Eberle	26:27.06	54
63.	Sean Shipp	26:29.03	56
65.	Landrum Wiley	26:36.40	58
76.	Emmett Swartzentruber	27:02.06	68
77.	Jaxon Straus	27:02.81	69
87.	Anthony Ackerman	27:24.23	77
95.	Thomas Oylear	27:43.34	--
100.	Wyatt Ostler	28:10.17	--

 
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Team	Total Points	Team Scoring
1. #3 Adams State	32	2-4-5-8-13-(15)-(18)
2. #1 Colorado School of Mines	41	1-3-9-11-17-(19)-(20)
3. #10 Western Colorado	58	6-10-12-14-16-(26)-(30)
4. #13 UCCS	122	21-22-23-25-31-(32)-(47)
5. #21 Fort Lewis	173	27-29-36-40-41-(43)-(53)
6. MSU Denver	199	24-37-38-48-52-(72)-(81)
7. CSU Pueblo	230	28-33-35-61-73-(83)-(87)
8. #6 Colorado Christian	242	39-42-45-57-59-(62)-(70)
9. Black Hills State	282	46-54-56-58-68-(69)-(77)
10. South Dakota Mines	287	34-49-64-65-75-(78)-(80)
11. Colorado Mesa	301	50-55-63-66-67-(74)-(84)
12. New Mexico Highlands	339	7-44-88-99-101
13. Chadron State	357	51-60-71-86-89-(92)-(96)
14. Regis	439	76-85-91-93-94
15. Westminster	443	79-82-90-95-97-(98)-(100)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• For the fourth time this season, Evie Boyd led the way for the Black Hills State women's team as she recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:07.88 for 33^rd place. The second Yellow Jacket to post a sub-23 minute time was Emma Hofmeister who finished 53^rd with a time of 22:53.11
• The freshman duo of Mason Berg and Ava Allen were the next to cross the finish line for the Yellow Jackets, finishing 61^st and 70^th respectively with times of 23:07.40 and 23:26.82. Berg's time was a new career-best mark at the 6K distance.
• Gracie Craig secured a season-best 6K time of 23:36.03 for 73^rd place and was followed by Abigail Robberson and Sierra Hopp who also added season-best times within a single second of each other at 23:48.92 and 23:49.71 for 76^th and 77^th place respectively.
• Other athletes competing at the conference championships for BHSU included Alyssa Brandt and Kadence Baun who notched times of 24:35.46 and 24:53.75 respectively for 99^th and 103^rd place finishes.

BLACK HILLS STATE WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (124 RUNNERS)

Place	Name	Time	Points
33.	Evie Boyd	22:07.88	32
53.	Emma Hofmeister	22:53.11	46
61.	Mason Berg	23:07.40	53
70.	Ava Allen	23:26.82	61
73.	Gracie Craig	23:36.03	64
76.	Abigail Robberson	23:48.92	67
77.	Sierra Hopp	23:49.71	68
99.	Alyssa Brandt	24:35.46	--
103.	Kadence Baun	24:53.75	--

 
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Team	Total Points	Team Scoring
1. #1 Colorado School of Mines	28	1-3-7-8-9-(12)-(25)
2. #8 UCCS	68	6-10-15-17-20-(21)-(28)
3. #4 Adams State	84	2-14-18-19-31-(35)-(39)
4. #7 Western Colorado	92	5-11-23-24-29-(33)-(34)
5. #26 Fort Lewis	161	4-16-40-41-60-(75)-(79)
6. #14 Colorado Mesa	179	13-27-43-47-49-(52)-(54)
7. #19 CSU Pueblo	186	22-30-42-44-48-(73)-(84)
8. MSU Denver	230	26-36-50-55-63-(65)-(70)
9. Black Hills State	256	32-46-53-61-64-(67)-(68)
10. Colorado Christian	280	38-56-58-59-69-(71)-(74)
11. New Mexico Highlands	338	45-51-57-86-99-(100)-(102)
12. Chadron State	386	62-76-81-82-85-(89)-(92)
13. Regis	399	37-78-90-93-101-(103)
14. South Dakota Mines	416	72-80-83-87-94-(97)-(98)
15. Westminster	417	66-77-88-91-95-(96)

 
UP NEXT
Black Hills State will send runners to compete at the Hart Ranch Golf Club in Rapid City on Saturday, November 1, as South Dakota Mines hosts the Bauer XC Classic.