ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University cross country teams head to Como Park Golf Course Saturday to take part in the 2016 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

MIAC Championships Field:
• Augsburg, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia, Gustavus, Hamline, Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas

MIAC Championships Race Times:
• Women: 11 a.m. | Men: Noon
 
MIAC Championships Course:
• Como Park Course Map: Women | Men

2016 MIAC Men's Championships:
Championships Website | Complete Championships Preview
Team-by-Team 2016 Men's Cross Country Previews
AUG | BU | CAR | CON | GAC | HU | MAC | SJU | SMU | STO | UST

2016 MIAC Women's Championships:
Championships Website | Complete Championships Preview
Team-by-Team 2016 Women's Championships Previews
AUG | BU | CAR | CON | GAC | HU | MAC | CSB | SCU | SMU | STO | UST 

Saint Mary's at the 2015 MIAC Championships:
• Saint Mary's had its sights set on Oct. 31 since the season began back in late August. And it had nothing to do with Halloween or trick-or-treating. The Cardinals had circled that date on their calendars for one simple reason—they were eager to make little noise at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. Mission accomplished, as the Cardinal men—behind the 16^th-place effort of Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.)—placed eighth, while the women finished 12^th | Recap
 
The 2015 Men's MIAC Championships In Review:
• St. Olaf continued its modern-day dynasty with another outstanding performance to run its current championship winning streak to four. Head coach Phil Lundin's squad became the seventh MIAC team to win four (or more) consecutive men's cross country conference titles, and the first since Saint John's reeled off four-straight from 1996 to 1999. The latest title saw the Oles finish with a team score of 34 to win by a margin of 96 points. Jake Campbell surged ahead over the second half of the race to claim the individual championship and continue another Ole streak. Grant Wintheiser graduated after winning three individual titles in a row, so Campbell's performance continued that legacy. He completed the course in 25:36.1, and led a wave that saw three St. Olaf runners finish in the top six and five in the top 12. Saint John's put together a tremendous team effort to finish as the runner-up with 96 points. Carleton was just three points behind the Johnnies with a score of 99, and St. Thomas (107) edged Gustavus (109) by two points for fourth, as the Tommies and Gusties rounded out the top five. Bethel's 160 points were good for sixth place and Hamline scored 194 to finish seventh. Saint Mary's (214), Macalester (228), Augsburg (255), and Concordia (329) rounded out the 2015 final team standings | Complete Men's Recap | Men's Championships Results
 
The 2015 Women's MIAC Championships In Review:
• The 2015 MIAC Women's Cross Country Championships treated fans to an exhilarating race, ending with Carleton capturing its third-straight MIAC Championship, emerging from a competitive field to claim another conference crown. Individually, Macalester junior star Kimber Meyer kicked it into high gear, pulling ahead of the other leaders over the second half of the race to claim the MIAC individual championship. Meyer, who finished second a year ago, completed the 6K course in 22:14.2. Defending champion Ruth Steinke of Carleton was neck-and-neck with Meyer midway through the race, but her bid to repeat ended with a 4th-place finish and a time of 22:49.1. Carleton's win made the Knights the first team to win three consecutive MIAC titles since St. Thomas accomplished the same feat from 2006 to 2008. Carleton's latest title came in dramatic fashion thanks to a stern test from the Tommies, as the Knights finished with 61 points to win by a margin of only 11 points. St. Thomas scored 72 points to earn a second-place finish and St. Olaf scored 97 to complete the top three. Saint Benedict was just 10 points behind the Oles with 107 in fourth place, and Macalester scored 129 to round out the top five. Gustavus scored an even 150 to claim sixth place. Concordia was in seventh with 192, Bethel scored 244 to finish eighth and Augsburg was in ninth with 261. Hamline (273) edged St. Catherine (275) by just two points for the final spot in the top 10, and Saint Mary's completed the standings with a score of 365 | Complete Women's Recap | Women's Championships Results
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Men's Roster | 2016 Women's Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.) heads into the conference championships on the heels of his best outing of the season at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational on Oct. 15. Newsum—a two-time honorable-mention All-MIAC performer—clocked a season-best time of 26:14 to place ninth overall. … Newsum's time was not only a season-best, but was also his best effort since posting a time of 25:41 at the 2015 UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational. … Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) was the second Cardinal across the finish line in the men's race at UW-La Crosse on Oct. 15, posting a time of 27:20. … O'Hare recorded his fastest time of the season at the Carleton Pre-Regional on Oct. 1, stopping the clock in 27:09. … Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn.) put together his best race of the season at the UW-River Falls Open on Sept. XX, finishing in 27:54, while Sherman Moga (Shoreview, Minn.) owns a season-best time of 28:11 at the Carleton Pre-Regional. … Ben Borash (Bowlus, Minn.) and Marlon Barrett-Dwyer (Chicago, Ill.) have been the Cardinals' other two top runners, owning season-best times of 29:45 (Carleton) and 34:09 (UW-River Falls), respectively. … Alyssa Thiel (Berlin, Wis.) and Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) have led the way for the Cardinal women this season. Thiel recorded the fastest 6K time of her career at the UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational, stopping the clock in 24:55, with Franke close behind—also in career-best fashion—posting a time of 25:15. … Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) also ran her fastest time of the season at the Tori Neubauer, finishing in 25:26. … Molly Sweet (Prescott, Wis. / 26:14, UW-River Falls), Alicia Berkenes (Buffalo, Minn. / 26:32, UW-River Falls), and Maddie Bollig (St. Croix Falls, Wis. / 27:48, Carleton) round out the Cardinals' top six runners this season. … Newsum and O'Hare have been 1-2 for the Cardinal men in each of their last two races, while Thiel and Franke have claimed the top two spots for the Cardinal women. … O'Hare clocked a winning four-mile time of 22:09.7 at the Saint Mary's Alumni Open on Sept. 3, narrowly outdistancing Newsum, who was second in 22:30.7. … O'Hare has now been the Cardinals' top finisher at the Saint Mary's Alumni Open in each of the last two seasons. The Saint Mary's junior recorded a time of 23:42 a year ago.