Alma College's men's and women's cross country teams traveled Grand Rapids on Saturday morning to participate in the NCAA DIII Great Lakes Regional hosted by Calvin College. On the men's side, the Scots finished with a score of 725 to place 28th in the 36-team field. For the women, Alma placed 12th out of 39 teams with a team score of 346.

Jr. Talon Morris was the Scots top finisher, finishing 50th out of 252 runners, with a time of 26:20.5. Sr. Alex Pollack (Oxford, MI/Chemistry) placed 79th with a time of 26:52.6 and Fr. Charlie Clark crossed the line in 28:54.0 to finish in 191st place.

Albion's Paul Lewis placed first in the event with a time of 25:10.0.

No. 20 Wabash took the team title with a team score of 60, dethroning host No. 18 Calvin who had won 17-straight regional titles heading into Saturday. The Knights finished second with a score of 79.

Four teams from the MIAA placed in the top 20 with Calvin finishing second, Hope placing ninth, Albion earning a 12th place finish and Adrian finishing in 16th.

On the women's side, Jr. Misty Godley (Ithaca/Ithaca) finished 31st out of 244 competitors with a time of 22:52.5. Fr. Kaitlyn Arnold (Jackson/Northwest) crossed the finish line at 23:12.7 to place 49th and So. Kara Giles (Ithaca/Ithaca) finished 85th with a time of 23:54.5.

The Knights Cassandra Vince won the event by 14 seconds, posting a time of 21:27.8.

No. 5 Calvin claimed its sixth regional title in seven years, finishing with a team score of 54 and a time of 1:50:18.3. Oberlin finished second with a score of 104 followed closely by Hope who posted 105.

Five teams from the MIAA managed top-20 finishes - Calvin (1), Hope (3), Alma (12), Saint Mary's (14) and Albion (18).