ETTRICK, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's cross country teams hit the road on Saturday, traveling to the Ettrick Golf Club to take part in the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational.
 
The UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational Field:
• Augsburg, Bethany Lutheran, Cornell (Iowa), Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), Hamline, Central-Iowa, Iowa Lakes Community College, Luther, Minnesota Running Club, Mizzou Running Club, Nebraska Wesleyan, North Central (Minn.), Paradise Valley Community College (Ariz.), Saint John's, Saint Mary's, Simpson, St. Olaf, University of Minnesota, UW-River Falls, UW-La Crosse, Winona State, Wisconsin Track Club

The UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational Field:
• Augsburg, Bethany Lutheran, Saint Benedict, Cornell (Iowa), Grinnell, Gustavus, Hamline, Central-Iowa, Iowa Lakes Community College, Luther College (Iowa), Macalester, Minnesota Running Club, Mizzou Running Club, Nebraska Wesleyan, North Central (Minn.), Paradise Valley Community College (Ariz.), Saint Mary's, Simpson, St. Olaf, University of Minnesota, UW-River Falls, UW-La Crosse, Winona State, Wisconsin Track Club
 
The UW-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational Courses:
• Men's | Women's
 
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The Cardinals' Last Action:
• October 2, 2015 * Eau Claire, Wis.: The Cardinal men, led by Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.) and Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.), placed 13th at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, while the Saint Mary's women, behind the efforts of Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) and Heidi Ledermann (Mahtomedi, Minn.), posted a 14th-place team showing | Recap
 
The Cardinals at the UW-L Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational—Their Last Appearance:
• October 3, 2014 * West Salem, Wis.: Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.), who had been the second Cardinal finisher behind Aaron Haley through the Cardinals' first four meets, traded places with his Cardinal teammate, clocking an eight-kilometer time of 26:22 to lead the Saint Mary's men to a 20th-place finish at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational. Katie Stolz led the way for the Saint Mary's women at the UW-L Tori Neubauer Invitational, touring the 6K Ettrick Golf Course layout in 23:26 to help the Cardinals to a 26th-place showing | Recap
 
The Cardinals' Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action on Oct. 31, heading to the Como Park Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn., to take part in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Men's Roster | 2015 Women's Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Individual Meet Times
• Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.)—coming off a team-best time of 27:08.8 at the National Catholic Championships on Sept. 18—collected his best 8K time of the season at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational on Oct. 2, stopping the clock in a team-best 26:25.9. … Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) continued to challenge Newsum for the Cardinals' top spot, chipping in a time of 26:31.5 at UW-Eau Claire. … Sherman Moga (Shoreview, Minn.) added a time of 27:55.3 at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, with Jase Pater (Adrian, Minn. / 27:55.4), Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn. / 28:06.0), and Austin Kleman (Kronenwetter, Wis. / 30:36.5) rounding out the Cardinals' top six. … Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) posted the best 6K time of her collegiate career at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, crossing the finish line in 25:23.1, while Heidi Ledermann (Mahtomedi, Minn.) was close behind in 25:38.1. … Alicia Berkenes (Buffalo, Minn.) chipped in a time of 26:03.3 at UW-EC, followed by Paige Schernecker (Manawa, Wis. / 26:08.3), Emily Ortiz (Albert Lea, Minn. / 26:16.1), Allie Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill. / 26:33.8), and Josie Moreno (Cicero, Ill. / 26:26.5). … Ledermann has now been one of the Cardinal women's top two finishers in each of their first three races. … Newsum—an honorable-mention All-MIAC and All-Region selection—placed 107th at the NCAA Division III National Championships a year ago, posting a school-record 8K time of 25:24. … Newsum—the first male in program history to run in the national championships—broke the school's 8K record in each of his last three races in 2014. … The Cardinal men's team's seventh-place finish at the conference championships last season was the highest in coach Ward Berndt's 10 years at the helm.