NORTHFIELD, Minn. — After kicking off the season with a team-leading 22:45 four-mile effort at the Augustana (S.D.) Twilight, Saint Mary's University's Quinn Steinbrecher (Holmen, Wis.)  kicked it up a notch in his first collegiate eight-kilometer race Saturday morning.
 
Steinbrecher clocked a time of 28:10 to lead the way for the Cardinal men's trio, while Anna Swanson (Osceola, Wis.) turned in a team-best 26:16 6K effort lead pace the SMU women at the St. Olaf Invitational.
 
Along with Steinbrecher's effort, Isaiah Brindamour (Hinckley, Minn.) stopped the clock in 29:18, and Gabe Bickerstaff (Rollingstone, Minn.) chipped in a time of 30:20.
 
Swanson, who opened the season with a 22:15 5K showing at Augustana, crossed the finish line in 26:15 to lead the way for the SMU women. Caroline Gearin (Osceola, Wis.) and Amanda Tuvey (West St. Paul, Minn.) were right on Swanson's heels, posting times of 26:22 and 26:54, respectively, with Emma Ririe (Darien, Ill. / 27:44) and Rachel Simon (Foley, Minn. / 33:35) rounding out the Cardinals' lineup.
 
The Cardinals are now off until Oct. 1, when they head to Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis., to take part in the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational.