ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Saginaw Valley State cross country teams raced in the annual Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois Saturday morning. The Cardinal men finished ninth with 260 points. The women's team placed seventh with a team tally of 201.

Jacob Walker had a career day, winning the men's 8K race with a PR of 24:11.4. Walker bested over 300 runners to earn the biggest win of the season so far. Jenna Sweeney was the top performer for the women's team, finishing 24^th with a time of 22:32.1 in the women's 6K.

Kinsie Jacques finished the women's race in 34^th, clocking a time of 22:45.4. Grace Harken rider (45^th, 23:02.4), Olivia Purdy (48^th, 23:04.6), and Tara Szuper (50^th, 23:06.9) finished in the top 50 to help the team's final standings.

Aubrey Mary (60^th, 23:15.5) and Evelyn O'Connor (92^nd, 23:43.5) were the final two finishers on the women's side.

Justin Roose finished in 48^th with a time of 25:19.8. Bryce Husen crossed the finish line in 58^th with a time of 25:28.6. Andrew Hauser completed the race in 68^th after his time of 25:35.5.

Nate Linden (91^st, 25:48.4) and Andy Foshag (93^rd, 25:51.2) were the next two finishers for the men. Elijah Christensen was the final Cardinal to complete the race with a time of 25:55.1.

UP NEXT: SVSU travels to Detroit in two weeks to race in the Warrior Challenge hosted by Wayne State on Saturday, October 24.