Championships aren’t something that is uncommon at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, especially for its men’s and women’s cross country teams. Following the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference cross country championship, both the men’s and women’s teams came home with the gold.
UWS men’s and women’s cross-country team earns UMAC titles at conference
meet in Winthrop, Minn.
Photo by Andrew Mathews | The Promethean
The men’s team was led by senior Aiden Doherty, winning the individual race by only five seconds. Getting second place was Zach Reese. Both Doherty and Reese finished almost 30 seconds before the rest of the competition. Doherty and Reese ran a personal best for the 8k race as well.
Over to the women’s side of things, the Yellowjackets were led by sophomore Cora Hudella. Hudella is the first Yellowjacket on the women’s team to win the individual title. Behind Hudella’s performance, the team claimed the first ever team conference championship in program history.
The Yellowjackets have three runners place in the top five while recording four personal records. Head coach Glen Drexler explains how this season’s champion ship felt different, “Just an exceptional team culture this year. From day one- our team focused on being the best version of themselves as a team. We’re not perfect, but our culture was as strong as it’s been in years, and I am really proud of who we are and what they accomplished together.”
The Yellowjacket teams are preparing for the NCAA Division III North regional tournament, set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 16 in Northfield, Minn. The meet is scheduled for 11 a.m. start at the Bull Huyck Championship Course.
