MANKATO, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota cross country teams are back in action on Friday, traveling to Bethany Lutheran to take part in the Bethany Lutheran Invitational.
 
The Bethany Lutheran Invitational Field:
• Saint Mary's, Bethany Lutheran, Crown, North Central, Oak Hills, UM-Morris
 
Saint Mary's Last Action:
• September 16, 2017 * Northfield, Minn.: Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) placed 20^th overall in leading the Cardinal men to a 15^th-place team finish, while Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) led the Saint Mary's women to a 20^th-place showing | Recap
 
Saint Mary's at Bethany Lutheran Invitational—Their Last Appearance:
• Friday's appearance will be the first-ever at the Bethany Lutheran Invitational for the Cardinal men's and women's cross country teams.
 
Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back in action on Oct. 14, heading to Ettrick Golf Course in Ettrick, Wis., to take part in the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews and Tori Neubauer Invitationals.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Men's Roster | 2017 Women's Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• For the second time in as many meets, Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) and Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinals at the St. Olaf Invitational on Sept. 16. O'Hare—who opened the year with a four-mile time of 21:47 at the season-opening Saint Mary's Alumni Open, toured the six-kilometer St. Olaf course in a team-best 26:48 to place 20^th overall. … Franke, who posted a 5K time of 22:40 at the Saint Mary's Alumni Open, followed that up with a 6K time of 26:22. … Along with O'Hare's team-leading St. Olaf Invitational time, the Cardinals also got a 28:21 from Brandon Krogman (Owatonna, Minn.), a 28:53 from Jordan Malikowski (Royalton, Minn.), a 29:47 from Ben Borash (Bowlus, Minn.), a 29:50 from Jon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn.), and Isaiah Olsem's (Fulda, Minn.) 30:13 rounded out the top seven. … On the women's side, Emily Ortiz (Albert Lea, Minn.) added a 28:14, followed by Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill. / 29:13), Alicia Berkenes (Buffalo, Minn., / 29:23), Maddie Bollig (St. Croix Falls, Wis. / 30:15), and Molly Sweet (Prescott, Wis. / 30:49). … O'Hare and Krogman were the second and third Cardinals across the finish line at last year's MIAC Championships, posting times of 27:18 and 27:29, respectively. … Franke posted a team-best 6K time of 24:45 in her first MIAC Championships a year ago. … Franke's 24:45 at the MIAC Championships was the fastest 6K time posted by a Cardinal last season.