The Nebraska men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Big Ten Championships on Friday morning. The women placed 11th in the 6km run with 283 points and the men placed 14th in the 8km run with 410 points.

Ali Bainbridge led the women with a 19th-place finish (19:46.2), which earned her second-team All-Big Ten honors. Brynna McQuillen placed 38th with a time of 20:10.0, and Taya Skelton (66th, 20:33.7), Cami Merickel (88th, 20:50.1) and Berlyn Schutz (109th, 21:01.5) rounded out the Huskers’ points lineup.

For the men, Trevor Acton placed 80th with a time of 24:05.6 and Rico Leijennar placed 85th with a time of 24:07.9. Liem Chot (24:36.9) and Dennis Chapman (24:38.2) finished 113th and 114th, respectively, and Grant Wasserman finished with a time of 24:46.1, 120th.

Oregon won the women’s team title with 33 points, and Silan Ayyildiz won the women’s individual title for the Ducks. Washington was second with 60 points and Wisconsin was third with (133). Wisconsin won the men’s team title with 46 points, while Washington (58) was second and Oregon (58) was third. Bob Liking of the Badgers won the men’s singles title.

The Huskers will compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday, November 15th in Peoria, Illinois. Racing is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT at Newman Golf Course.

Women’s lineup (6 km)
19. Ali Bainbridge (19:46.2)
38. Brynna McQuillen (20:10.0)
66. Taya Skelton (20:33.7)
88. Cami Merickel (20:50.1)
109. Berlyn Schutz (21:01.5)
151. Alea Hardie (21:44.1)
168. Jaquelyn Abanses (22:25.4)
183. McKenna Lovehaug (23:24.8)
184. Zoie Record (23:34.5)

Men’s lineup (8 km)
80. Trevor Acton (24:05.6)
85. Rico Leijenaar (24:07.9)
113. Liem Chot (24:36.9)
114. Dennis Chapman (24:38.2)
120. Grant Wasserman (24:46.1)
135. Max Meyers (25:11.8)
136. Jack Witte (25:12.3)
137. Sam Kirchner (25:14.8)
146. Colby Erdkamp (25:36.7)
147. Gabe Nash (25:53.4)
148. Riley Boonstra (25:56.4)