SAINT PETER, Minn. - The Gustavus men's cross country team competes this weekend in the MIAC Cross Country Championships, hosted by St. Olaf. The Gusties will look to capitalize on veteran leadership in Northfield to improve on a fifth place finish last season, racing at 12 p.m. on Saturday.

MIAC INFORMATION

Previews, results, and other general information items will be available here. Live results will be provided by Hero's Timing here. Bicycles and non-service animals are strictly prohibited at the course and first-come, first-served parking is available in the lots around Skoglund Athletic Center and Tostrud Center. 

APPAREL

The MIAC has partnered UNRestricted MKTG to provide championship apparel for this year's MIAC Cross Country Championships. The link to apparel can be found here.

AWARDS

The top 15 finishers in each race are named All-Conference; finishers 16-25 are honorable mention. The men's and women's individual winners will be named the MIAC Athletes of the Year and the top-placing men's and women's true first-year runners will be Rookies of the Year. A full slate of honorees, including Coach of the Year, will be announced by the MIAC at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 5.

SCOUTING THE GUSTIES

Last season at the MIAC Championships, the Gusties finished fifth of 11 teams with a score of 121 points and garnered one MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention. This season, three scorers return for head coach Brendan Huber's squad, looking to capitalize on experience and take a step forward. 

Senior Nick Brauer (Mankato, Minn.) comes in as the top runner this season for the Gusties after a 19th place finish at the MIAC Championships last season, running a 26:25.3 to earn Honorable Mention status. This season, Brauer's best day was at the Saint John's Autumn Classic, running a 25:56.6 to win the event. 

Classmate Evan Pouliot (Circle Pines, Minn.) has the second-best 8,000-meter time this season, running a 26:35.1 this season at the Saint John's Autumn Classic to help the team earn their first win of the season and first since September 3rd, 2022. 

Sophomore Caden Riga (Belle Plaine, Minn.) has earned MIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week recognition this season after the Luther Legend's Invite and has ran personal bests two weeks in a row, most recently in the Saint John's Autumn Classic, crossing in 26:48.1. 

Junior Matthew Berge (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and first-year Joey Gustafson (Virginia, Minn.) also ran personal bests at Saint John's, running times of 26:53.6 and 26:54.3, respectively to round off the top five times this season for the Gusties.

23 men are registered to compete for the team and 12 return to the MIAC Championships from last year's roster.