MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Montana State University men's and women's cross country teams opened up their postseason slate on Saturday, competing in the GNAC Championships at the Ash Creek Reserve hosted by Western Oregon University.
 
The Yellowjacket women's team placed ninth in the 6K race with a team score of 261, while the men's team came in tenth place in the 8K with a team score of 257 points. Yellowjacket athletes earned six PRs across the two races.
 
Micah Strong paced the field for the Yellowjackets in the women's race, collecting a big PR with a time of 22:33.7, placing 41^st overall. Behind her, Ally Coey placed 63^rd with a time of 23:50.8, shortly followed by Gracyn Rock who came in 65^th with a PR time of 24:04.8. MSUB's points finishers were rounded out by Adison Carlson, whose time of 24:44.9 would be a PR and come in 71^st, while Chloe Shennum placed 73^rd with a time of 24:50.9.
 
The 'Jackets other two finishers in the women's race would be Kinley Bruno, who ran a PR time of 25:00.9 and placed 74^th, while Sara McCabe came in 77^th with a time of 25:35.2.
 
For the Yellowjacket men, freshman Logan Milek led the pack of MSUB finishers with a time of 25:09.7, placing 33^rd place with a time of 25:09.7. The 'Jackets next finisher would be Donald Voetberg, who placed 66^th with a PR time of 27:01.9. He led a close-knit crew of MSUB finishers, with Will Hyatt coming in just behind him in 69^th with a time of 27:09.7, John Achter placing 70^th with a PR mark of 27:12.2, and Mason Gregoire placing 71^st to round out the 'Jackets points placers with a time of 27:13.8, just narrowly missing out on a PR time.
 
MSUB's other two racers at the conference meet would be Jimmy Reed, who ran a time of 27:44.1 to place 73^rd, and Bruce Reed, who finished 76^th with a time of 27:57.3.
 
Western Washington would take conference championships in both races, coming in first with scores of 44 in the women's race and 25 in the men's race.
 
THE BUZZ: Strong and Milek were named as the Athletes of the Meet after pacing MSUB's finishers once more on the season.
 
UP NEXT: The Yellowjackets will conclude the 2026 season at the NCAA DII West Regionals, with the race set for Saturday, November 21 at the Arcade Creek Course in Sacramento, CA. Meet information can be found on both the men's and women's schedule pages.