Springfield, Mo. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship meet on Saturday morning at Allison Sports Town in Springfield, Mo. The Triton men finished 11th with 301 points while the women placed 14th with 388 points.

Leading the way for the Tritons on the men's side was Julio Cruz Jr., who finished with a time of 25:21.66 over the eight-kilometer course. He was followed by Kebeb Zimmerman, Aaron Guss and Armando Montoya at 26:38.16, 27:18.12 and 27:22.50 respectively. Quintin Roach crossed the line at 28:35.21 and Parker Whaley finished at 31:58.47.

For the women, Elektra Alcantar led the way covering the six-kilometer course in a time of 26:24.79. She was followed by Hannah Richardson, Kali Walker and Charlotte Fredrick with times of 26:33.42, 27:06.46 and 27:07.05 respectively. Zoey Losch crossed the line at 33:13.03.

UMSL is back in action on Saturday (Nov. 21) competing at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wis. The men's 10-kilometer race starts at 9:30 a.m. followed by the women's six-kilometer race at 11 a.m.