SEARCY, Ark. — This past Saturday, the Southern Nazarene University Men's and Women's Cross Country teams closed their seasons as they competed in the Great American Conference Championships hosted by Harding University.

The women finished 9th out of 12 competing teams totaling a score of 275. Oklahoma Baptist took home the team title for the fifth consecutive year with Arkansas Tech and East Central right being them in second and third place. Competing in the 5k race, Madelyn Harper finished 22nd with a time of 19:13.9. Elora Jones was behind her finishing with a time of 21:06.2. Others racing were Lauryn Downs (22:04.9), Hollie Ortiz (22:40.4), and Olivia Cavanaugh (22:59.1).

On the men's side, they placed 7th out of eight competing teams posting a final score of 202. Racing in the 8k, Zach McAlpin was first for the Storm placing 30th with a time of 28:04.8. Next up was Christian Escritt placing 46th with a time of 28:45.5. Joel Haynes came in 58th with a time of 29:17.5. Others racing were William Ramirez (30:02.6), Zachary Woods (30:35.7), Jacob Humphrey (30:53.5), David Gammas (31:36.3), Taylor Hawkins (31:42.5), Dennis Green (32:00.2), Abesolom Mekuria (32:34.6), Matthew Kletke (32:45.0), and Josh Lewis (33:46.5).

NCAA Regionals will take place November 6th in Joplin, Missouri.