NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The Gustavus men's cross country team took on the St. Olaf Championship Course on Saturday, finishing in sixth at the MIAC Championships. 

Senior Nick Brauer (Mankato, Minn.) made his mark on the meet by earning All-Conference honors. Brauer finished 13th, running a 25:55.4, less than a minute behind the winner of the race and earned his spot on the All-Conference roster by just 11 seconds. The second finisher for Gustavus was sophomore Caden Riga (Belle Plaine, Minn.) in 37th place at a 26.44.4 mark. First-year Joey Gustafson (Virginia, Minn.) and junior Matthew Berge (Eden Prairie, Minn.) finished the race just under five seconds apart but also five spots apart in 26:53.0 and 26:57.8, respectively. The last scorer was senior Evan Pouliot (Circle Pines, Minn.) in 27:09.3, in 59th place to add 43 points to the team score. 

The Gusties finished in sixth place with 158 points, just seven ahead of St. Scholastica as their closest competitor. Gustavus will be back in action in two weeks at the NCAA North Regional Championships at St. Olaf again.