WEST SALEM, Wis. — With one last chance for fine-tuning before the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, the Saint Mary's University cross country teams took full advantage Friday afternoon.
 
The Cardinals turned in season- and career-best times from all eight runners at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitationals Friday afternoon, highlighted by top times posted by Amanda Tuvey (West St. Paul, Minn.) and Quinn Steinbrecher (Holmen, Wis.).
 
Tuvey toured the six-kilometer course in a season-best time of 25:16, followed by Anna Swanson (Osceola, Wis.) and Caroline Gearin (Osceola, Wis.), who broke the tape in 25:29 and 25:57, respectively. Emma Ririe (Darien, Ill.) chipped in a time of 27:00 and Rachel Simon (Foley, Minn.) rounded out the SMU lineup with a time of 29:42.
 
All three Cardinal men also enjoyed a career-best afternoon, led by Steinbrecher, who shaved off his previous best eight-kilometer time by stopping the clock in 28:05. Isaiah Brindamour (Hinckley, Minn.) did his teammate one better, knocking more than a minute off his top time, finishing right behind Steinbrecher in a time of 28:08. And not to be outdone, Gabe Bickerstaff (Rollingstone, Minn.) stopped the clock in a career-best 29:35 to round out the Cardinal runners.
 
The Cardinals are now off until Oct. 30, when they travel to Northfield, Minn., to take part in the MIAC Championships, hosted by St. Olaf.