BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana State University Billings men's and women's cross country teams would continue their push before postseason action, with both teams competing at the Tyson Invite on Friday, hosted by Gonzaga.
 
In their final meets before heading to the conference tournament, both Yellowjacket teams would continue to round into form, with a number of athletes setting both season and personal bests at the race. The Yellowjacket men would place fourth overall with 122 points, while the women placed sixth overall with 166 points.
 
For MSUB's men, Logan Milek would pace the way with his first career sub-25-minute mark in the 8K with a time of 24:51.4, coming in tenth place. Jimmy Reed would be the next Yellowjacket to cross the finish line, coming in 31^st with a PR time of 26:13.0. Will Hyatt would come in 47^th, continuing a streak of season best races with a time of 27:02.6. Donald Voetberg and Mason Gregoire would round of the Yellowjacket men's point finishers with a pair of PR times, coming in 48^th and 50^th respectively. Voetberg would turn in a time of 27:07.0, and Gregoire would total a time of 27:12.4.
 
Also totaling PRs for the MSUB men would be Ben Carleski, who placed 67^th with a mark of 28:01.3, and Alex Benner, who finished 81^st with a time of 28:57.1. Bruce Reed would earn a season best time of 28:19.7, coming in 73^rd.
 
For the 'Jacket women, Micah Strong would lead the pack with a PR mark of 22:55.0, dropping below the sub-23-minute mark. MSUB's next two finishers would both set season bests, with Ally Coey finishing in 35^th with a time of 23:30.0, and Gracyn Rock taking 44^th with a time of 24:24.5. Adison Carlson would finish shortly behind Rock in 47^th, finishing with a PR time of 24:46.1. Chloe Shennum would round out MSUB's points finishers with a time of 25:07.7, placing 50^th.
 
The Yellowjackets would also see PRs from Kinley Bruno, whose time of 25:41.5 placed 54^th, Claire Dayton, who would come in 62^nd with a time of 26:36.1, and Madi Gordon, who placed 69^th with a time of 28:19.7. Angela Russo would run a season best time of 26:51.3, placing 64^th.
 
THE BUZZ: Milek and Strong were named the Athletes of the Meet.
 
UP NEXT: The Yellowjackets will race next at the GNAC Championships, with the women running a 6K and the men running a 10K. The conference meet will be hosted by Western Oregon University on November 7, with the race taking place at Ash Creek Preserve. The men's race will start at 12 PM MT (11 AM PT, while the women's race will commence at 12:40 PM MT (11:40 AM PT). The GNAC Cross Country Championships Homepage can be found online here.