SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Bethany Lutheran men's cross country team placed fifth in the eight-team field at the UMAC Championships with 116 points.  This was the fourth-straight year the Vikings placed fifth at this meet.
 
This meet took place at the Nemadji Golf Course.
 
Senior Jakin Anderson (Belle Plaine, Minn.) finished sixth with his time of 28:09.40, which earned him First-team All-Conference honors. This marked the first All-Conference honoree for the program since 2015. "I'm really proud of what I was able to do today," he said. "I fought through mental and physical adversity and heard the cheering and fed off of it."
 
Anderson's time stands as 21^st best on Bethany's all-time list.

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Bethany's finishers:
6             Jakin Anderson                  28:09.40
22           Trace Edmondson            29:25.70
30           Josiah Hoppe                    30:21.20
31           Carter Jack                         30:23.00
33           Alvin Kipkoech                  30:34.00
40           Nathan Wildauer              31:48.60
45           Xerxes Machtemes          32:42.40
 
Team standings
1             UW-Superior                     36 pts.
2             Martin Luther                    47 pts.
3             Minnesota Morris            69 pts.
4             Crown                                 108 pts.
5             Bethany Lutheran            116 pts.
6             Northwestern                    168 pts.
7             Northland                           211 pts.
8             North Central                    No team score
 
The Vikings return to competition Saturday, Nov. 13 at the NCAA Regional hosted by UW-Eau Claire.