The men finished third out of 16 teams in the Jayhawk Invite In Muskegon, MI. behind a strong team score of 97 and an average time of 27:01.4. Leading the Way for the Hawks was freshman Sean Kaeb, who finished with a time of 26:27.2 and an individual eighth place finish. Sophomore Ryan Kuhn finished in 11^th with a time of 26:37.2 while freshman Ty Basham was right behind him in 12^th with a time of 26:39.5. Rounding out the top five for Heartland were freshmen Keegan Dewall and Jacob Cranford, who finished with times of 27:37.3 and 27:45.4, respectively.

The women's squad finished eighth out of 19 teams in the 5,000 meter varsity race with a team score of 257 and an average time of 21:29.8. Freshman Izzy McLeod led the way for the Hawks with a 16^th place finish with a time of 20:06.3. Behind her were freshmen Amanda Gonzalez and Kayla Clark, who finished 34^th and 51^st with times of 20:42.6 and 21:28.9, respectively. The last two in the top five for the Hawks was Sophomore Rebekah Fisher, finishing in 65^th with a time of 21:52.3 and freshman Kiara Jones who finished 91^st with a time of 23:18.9.

Both teams next race is the Region 24 Championships on Oct. 30^th in Normal, IL.