CHICAGO - The Trine University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the 40th Annual Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational at Montrose Beach in Chicago hosted by Loyola University where the men’s team placed 26th and the women were 33rd. The field featured several NCAA Division I teams and also included universities from Canada.

The University of Wisconsin won the men’s meet that featured 47 teams and 456 runners. The Thunder finished the meet with 832 points and were fourth among NCAA Division III schools. Senior Matt Burgess (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) led the men’s team with a time of 26:45 to finish 100th. Junior Michael Hammond (Columbia City, Ind./Bellmont) completed the course in a time of 27:24 to place 168th. Senior Corbin Buckler (Marion, Ind./Eastbrook) placed 196th with a time of 27:41. Freshman Cody Mart (Channahon, Ill./Minooka Community) came in 299th with a time of 29:18. Rounding out the top five for the Thunder was senior Nate Konzen (Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Christian) in 315th place in a time of 29:36.

On the women’s side, McMaster University from Canada took first out of 51 teams and 514 runners. The Trine women were also fourth amongst Division III schools with 1,012 points. Freshman Gabbie Bates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia) led Trine with a 147th place finish with a time of 19:26. In 257th was fellow freshman Ariel McCoy (Garrett, Ind./Garrett) with a time of 20:33. Senior Annalisa Krug (Battle Creek, Mich./Pennfield) placed 294th, to finish in a time of 20:57. Freshman Courtney Forsythe (West Mansfield, Ohio/Benjamin Logan) completed the course in a time of 21:22 to place 326th. Finishing out the team scoring for Trine was senior Sannie Anderson (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia) in 341st with a time of 21:31.

The Thunder will next compete at the Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College on October 13 beginning at 11:00 a.m.