By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WAVERLY, Iowa  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's and women's cross country teams are back in action on Saturday, traveling to Wartburg College to take part in the season-ending NCAA Division III Central Regional. The women's race is slated for 11 a.m., with the men's to follow at noon
 
The NCAA Central Regional Field:
Augsburg, Bethany Lutheran, Bethel, Buena Vista, Carleton, Central-Iowa, Clarke, Coe, Concordia, Cornell, Crown, University of Dubuque, Grinnell, Gustavus, Hamline, Loras, Luther, Macalester, Martin Luther, UM-Morris, Nebraska Wesleyan, North Central, Northwestern, Presentation, Saint Mary's, Simpson, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's, St. Olaf, St. Scholastica, St. Thomas, Wartburg
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• Live Results | Regional Homepage
 
2017 NCAA Central Regional Courses:
• Women's 6K | Men's 8K


The Cardinals' Last Action:
• October 27, 2017 * Northfield, Minn.: Anna Marinc (Carol Stream, Ill.) toured the six-kilometer course in a career-best six-kilometer time of 25:02, as the Cardinal freshman led Saint Mary's to a 11^th-place finish in the team standings. The Cardinal men, meanwhile, were led by a familiar face — sophomore Isaiah Olsem (Fulda, Minn.), who was the team's top finisher for the fourth straight meet, covering the eight-kilometer course in 27:48 to lead Saint Mary's to a 10^th-place showing in the team-standings | Recap
 
The Cardinals at The 2017 NCAA Central Regional:
• November 11, 2016 * Northfield, Minn.: Austin O'Hare (Rushford, Minn.) knocked 17 seconds off his all-conference 8K time at the MIAC Championships, stopping the clock in 26:06 to place 43^rd overall and lead the Cardinals to a 21^st-place finish in the 31-team field. Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) led the charge for the Cardinal women, posting a 6K time of 24:36 to lead Saint Mary's to a 23^rd-place showing in the 31-team field | Recap
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
Men's Roster * Women's Roster | Schedule | Statistics
 • Anna Marinc (Carol Stream, Ill.) toured the six-kilometer course in a career-best six-kilometer time of 25:02, as the Cardinal freshman led Saint Mary's to a 10^th-place finish at the MIAC Championships on Oct. 27. … Isaiah Olsem (Fulda, Minn.) led the Cardinal men for the fourth time in as many meets this seasons, covering the eight-kilometer course in 27:48 to lead Saint Mary's to a 10^th-place showing at the MIAC Championships. … Danielle Franke (Mounds View, Minn.) finished right on Marinc's heels at the conference meet, adding a time of 25:24, while Erika Thiel (Burr Ridge, Ill.) was the third Cardinal across the line, stopping the clock in 26:51. Emily Ortiz (Albert Lea, Minn.) added a time of 27:11, followed by Emma Ririe (Darien, Ill. / 27:38), Tabby Fabin (Elk Grove, Ill. / 28:01), Molly Sweet (Prescott, Wis. / 28:06), Julia VanWatermeulen (Ellsworth, Wis. / 28:13), Maddy Bollig (St. Croix Falls, Wis. / 30:15), and Rachel Simon (Foley, Minn. / 31:23). … Jordan Malikowski (Royalton, Minn.) was the second Cardinal across the finish line for the Saint Mary's men at the MIAC Championships, posting a time of 28:05, followed by Tanner Moris (Crandon, Wis. / 28:19), Jonathon Meaden (Rosemount, Minn. / 29:08), Ben Borash (Bowlus, Minn. / 30:25), Tyler Northey (Esko, Minn. / 30:52), and Marlon Barrett-Dwyer (Chicago, Ill. / 34:20). … Franke posted a season-best 6K time 24:31 at the UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational on Oct. 13 and has led the Cardinal women in eight of the team's last 10 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.