DETROIT – The Saginaw Valley cross country teams competed in the Warrior Challenge hosted by Wayne State on Saturday morning. The Cardinal women finished with 75 points for second place, while the men's team placed fourth after a team total of 78.

Olivia Purdy and Bailey Schmoldt (Slinger HS) led the way for the SVSU women, finishing sixth and seventh in the individual standings. Purdy crossed the finish line in 22 minutes, 21.6 seconds while Schmoldt trailed just behind her at 22:34.6, a PR for her.

Aubrey Mery placed 15^th with a time of 22:58.3 and Olivia Stacy crossed in 22^nd after a PR time of 23:13.1.

Evelyn O'Connor (Seneca, Ill., Seneca HS) clocked a 23:20.8 to finish just inside the top 25. Emelia MacDonald (Middleville, Mich, Thornapple Kellogg HS) hit a new PR of 23:23.6 to finish two spots back from O'Connor.

Samantha Brown was the final point scorer for the women with a PR time of 23:33.3 that had her finish in the top 40 at 37.

On the men's side, Tyler Bays (Reading HS) was the top finisher, hitting a season-best time of 25:52.1 to place ninth. Cooper Byrne was next in 13^th after a time of 26:04.7.

Jacob Stanislawski and Nate Linden were 16^th and 17^th, with Stanislawski clocking a time of 26:06.6 and Linden a 26:11.0.

Drew Commeret finished next with a time of 26:21.3 for 24^th. Owen Fisher crossed the finish in 26:44.7 to be within the top 40 (37).

Owen Metzger placed 49^th after a time of 27:06.8 to round out the scoring for the men's team.

UP NEXT: The teams will have a week off before the GLIAC Championship races on Friday, November 6 in Westville, Indiana.