Wisconsin-Superior Captures UMAC Men's Cross-Country Championship for 2nd Straight Year
ST. BONIFACIUS, MN - For the second consecutive year, and the fifth time in the last six years, the University of Wisconsin-Superior has won the UMAC Men's Cross-Country Championship.
Men's Results
The Yellowjackets had five runners finish inside the top fourteen to finish with fifty points. Martin Luther was step for step with UW-Superior however and had three runners finish in the top ten to also finish with fifty points. The two teams went to a tiebreaker where the Yellowjackets ended up coming out on top.
Individually, Jeremiah VanAcker of Crown College won the individual UMAC championship by running a time of 27:05.6. VanAcker finished fifteen seconds ahead of Michael Butterfield of UW-Superior who finished in second. Gregory Peterson rounded out the top three by running a time of 27:46.4.
Men's Standings
1. Wisconsin-Superior (50)
2. Martin Luther (50)
3. Minnesota Morris (57)
4. Bethany Lutheran (86)
5. Crown (155)
6. Northland (169)
7. North Central (175)
8. Northwestern (179)
Top Men's Finishers
1. Jeremiah VanAcker, Crown, 27:05.6
2. Michael Butterfield, UW-Superior, 27:20.3
3. Gregory Peterson, Minnesota-Morris, 27:46.4
4. Rory Shackelford, Minnesota-Morris, 28:15.2
5. Camden Sulzle, Martin Luther, 28:36.9
Runners who placed 1-8 are considered First Team All-UMAC while 9-16 are Second Team All-UMAC. Official awards release will come out on Monday.