STILLWATER, Okla. - Southeast Missouri Cross Country wrapped up its 2023 season Friday at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional held at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course.

The SEMO women placed 30th with 825 total points.

When asked about the NCAA Regionals Coach Ryan Lane said, "We took a big risk with Eastman at the halfway point to try to qualify for the NCAA Championship. It was a high risk, high reward but she ran super well. Madalyn Gray ran really well and our young runners got a lot of good experience. Thought it was a great way to end the season and we are looking forward to a break and to track season."

"We had nine personal bests on the women's side, five personal best from the men during the Ohio Valley Conference meet. Which means 14 out of 18 runners achieved new personal best, while both moved up in conference rankings. It's hard to not call that a successful year, and that makes us look forward to the track season", Coach Lane said about the year as a whole.

Women's Results
The 2023 OVC Female Athlete of the year and Athlete of the Championship runner Hannah Eastman once again led the Redhawk women. The SEMO 6k record holder crossed the line at 22:08.1 for 77th.

Madalyn Gray placed second in the SEMO women finishing five races in the SEMO top five. Gray placed overall at 152 with a time of 23:13.8.

The freshman runner Brooklyn Bender has placed in the SEMO top five for the women in every race this season. Bender ran the 6000-meter in 24:02.2 for 196 but third for the Redhawk women.            

Sophomore's Layla Fliege and Kayla Vogelsang placed fourth and fifth for the SEMO women with times of 24:16.1 and 24:27.6 for 205th and 210th place overall.

Lexie Dockstader ran the race in 24:51.2 for 216th place while senior Mackenzie Pugh finished in 226th with a finishing time of 25:40.7.

Men's Results
Noah Little placed first for the SEMO men again. Little has led the SEMO men in every race this season. He crossed the finish line at 33:06.8 finishing in 134th overall.

Garret Dumke crossed the line at 34:14.8 finishing second for the SEMO men and 174th overall. Dumke has finished in the mens top five in every race this season.

Cade McCadams finished third for the SEMO men with a time of 34:45.4 placing 185th overall. McCadams has also placed in the top five in every race this year and this was McCadams first 10000-meter race of his career. 

Sophomore Billah Jepkirui from Oklahoma State finished first on the women's side with a time of 20:28.4. 

Freshman Denis Kipngetich from Oklahoma State won on the men's side, with a time of 29:39.2.

Oklahoma State placed first overall in both the men's and women's races. The women scored 30 total points and the men finished with 19 points.

SEMO will begin their 2023-24 indoor track & field season at the Purdue Fred Wilt Open Dec. 9 in West Lafayette, Indiana.