ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lindsay Cunningham continued her championship streak at the 2022 Lewis University Crossover, running to a first-place time of 20:50.12 while Warrior teammate McKenna Taylor took third with a time of 21:13.33.

Cunningham and Taylor paced the Winona State women's team to a third-place finish overall, with the squad scoring 113 points, just behind NSIC foe Minnesota Duluth with 104. Colorado Christian University won the women's division with a score of 77.

Overall, in the women's division, Winona State had three top-15 individuals with Kaylee Beyer earning an 11^th place finish at 22:06.71.

Sophia Taarud ran a time of 22:43.99 and Mara Talabac came in at 23:24.58 to round out the top five finishers for WSU. For Cunningham, the individual championship marked the fifth-consecutive regular season win for the sophomore from Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

In the men's division, Winona State finished 14^th overall with a team score of 465. Colorado Christian claimed the men's team championship with an overall score of 47.

The fastest finisher for Winona State was Mitchell Johnstone, running a time of 25:45.36 to crack the top 100 at 95^th place. Andrew Metcalf was close to Johnston, finishing at 25:51.32 (102^nd) while Connor Hallaway (26:22.94 | 132^nd), Mitchell Buerkle (26:24.62 | 135^th), and Tyler Merrell (26:42.49 | 145th) rounded out the top five competitors for Winona State and head coach John Hibshman.

The Winona State women's team entered the race ranked 16^th in the NCAA Division II, while Minnesota Duluth was 13^th, Colorado Christian 14th, and host Lewis University was 15^th.

Both the Winona State men's and women's cross country teams will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 21 at the Waxlax Invitational, hosted by St. Cloud State University.