By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota cross country teams heads to St. Olaf College on Saturday to take part in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. The men's race is slated for 11 a.m., with the women's to follow at noon.
 
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 Online Line Central:
• Women's Race: 6k * 11 a.m. * Course Map | Live Results 
• Men's Race: 8k * Noon * Course Map | Live Results 
• Championships Website | Men's Championships Preview | Women's Championships Preview
 
Saint Mary's at the 2017 MIAC Championships:
• October 28, 2017 * St. Olaf College * Northfield, Minn.: Austin O'Hare (Plainview, Minn.), running in the final MIAC Championships of his collegiate career, saved his best for last, as the senior posted an eight-kilometer time of 26:23 to place 12^th overall — and earn his first-ever All-MIAC honor. Fueled by O'Hare's efforts, the Cardinal men finished 10^th in the team standings. The Saint Mary's women, behind a team-best 6K time of 24:55 from Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.), placed 11^th overall | Recap

The 2017 Men's MIAC Championships In Review:
• October 28, 2017 * St. Olaf College * Northfield, Minn.: For the first time in 15 years, Carleton were crowned of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Knights, who claimed their fourth-ever men's title, placed all five scoring runners among the meet's top-10 finishers, including individual champion Donson Cook-Gallardo, who claimed first-place by a full 19 seconds with a time of 25:22.4. St. Olaf finished second overall, snapping a streak of five consecutive conference titles for the Oles. Saint John's placed third, followed by St. Thomas, Bethel, Hamline, Macalester, Gustavus, Concordia, Saint Mary's and Augsburg | MIAC Recap * MIAC Meet Results

The 2017 Women's MIAC Championships In Review:
• October 28, 2017 * St. Olaf College * Northfield, Minn.: Carleton placed five runners among the top eight and seven in the top-12 to claim the 2017 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. The win marks Carleton's ninth women's cross country championship and fourth in the last five years. The Knights' scored 21 points at the meet, the lowest team score on-record in conference history. The nation's No. 9-ranked team was led by sophomore sensation Meg Mathison, who clocked in at 21:57.3 for a first-place individual finish. St. Olaf finished second, followed by St. Thomas, Gustavus, Bethel, Macalester, Hamline, Saint Benedict, Concordia, St. Catherine, Saint Mary's, and Augsburg | MIAC Recap * MIAC Results

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
Men's Roster * Women's Roster | Schedule | Statistics
 • The Cardinal men enter Saturday's MIAC Championships having boasted an All-MIAC performer in each of the last two conference championships — Jovan Newsum (Glendale Heights, Ill.) in 2016 and Austin O'Hare (Plainview, Minn.) in 2017. … Isaiah Olsem (Fulda, Minn.) and Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) were the Cardinals' top finishers for the third meet in a row at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational on Oct. 13. Olsem (Fulda, Minn.) recorded an eight-kilometer time of 27:39, while Franke stopped the clock in 24:32 in the 6K women's race. … Franke — whose 24:31 was her fastest 6K time of the season — has now led the Cardinal women in eight of the team's last nine meets — including five of six a year ago. … Olsem clocked a career-best eight-kilometer time of 27:10 at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational on Sept. 22. … Anna Marinc (Carol Stream, Ill.) finished right on Franke's heels at the UW-L Tori Neubauer Invitational, posting a time of 25:31. Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) added a time of 27:23, followed by Emily Ortiz (Albert Lea, Minn. / 27:31),  Emma Ririe (Darien, Ill. / 27:31), Tabby Fabin (Elk Grove Village, Ill. / 27:31), and Julia VanWatermeulen (Ellsworth, Wis. / 28:27). … Jordan Malikowski (Royalton, Minn.) was the second Cardinal male across the finish line at the UW-L Jim Drews Invitational on Oct. 13, breaking the tape in 28:00. Tanner Moris (Crandon, Minn.) added a 28:59, followed by Jonathon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn. / 29:12), Ben Borash (Bowlus, Minn. / 30:26), Tyler Northey (Esko, Minn. / 30:59), Teddy Sweet (River Falls, Minn. / 33:56), and Marlon Barrett-Dwyer (Chicago, Ill. / 34:52).