SUPERIOR, Wis. – Sophomore Kayla Tobin (Watertown, Wis.) was the individual winner at the UMAC Championships Saturday. She crossed the line at 23:30.50 to become the first individual conference champion in Bethany Lutheran's program history.

With her finish, Tobin earned First-team All-Conference honors. This marked the first First-team All-Conference honoree for the program since 2016. This was the eighth-straight year a BLC competitor has earned All-Conference honors.

"I have never won a medal before even in a JV cross country race, and honestly kept thinking about the team and how much they all mean to me and kept fighting," she commented.
 
Tobin's time stands ninth-best on Bethany's all-time list.
 
The Vikings placed third in the eight-team field at the UMAC Championships with 76 points. This tied the highest finish in school history, as BLC previously placed third in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
 
This meet took place at the Nemadji Golf Course.

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Bethany's finishers:
1             Kayla Tobin                        23:30.50
10           Jordan Merwin                  25:38.40
15           Cianna Hoppe                   26:22.20
25           Rachel Sovacool               27:27.50
34           Alex Stitt                             28:57.60
40           Naomi Anderson               29:19.30            
 
Team standings
1             Martin Luther                    44 pts.
2             Minnesota Morris            60 pts.
3             Bethany Lutheran            76 pts.
4             UW-Superior                     81 pts.
5             Crown                                 108 pts.
6             Northwestern                    145 pts.
7             North Central                    No team score
8             Northland                           No team score
 
The Vikings return to competition Saturday, Nov. 13 at the NCAA Regional Meet hosted by UW-Eau Claire.