BILLINGS, Mont.- Paced by four personal bests, the No. 21-ranked Rocky Men's Cross Country team earned an 11th-place finish at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on Saturday morning. 

In an ultra-competitive field featuring 11 top-25 programs, the Battlin' Bears held their own in their final tune-up before the Frontier Conference Championships on November 6th in Billings.

John Spinti led a tight pack of three Battlin' Bears who crossed the line within seven seconds of each other, placing 41st overall with a time of 25:08.8. Caleb Tomac followed closely behind in 43rd with a personal best of 25:11.4, while Zachary Zwiesler placed 48th in 25:15.1.

Ashtyn Rask and Joseph Perkins also posted personal bests to round out Rocky's top five scoring runners. Rask placed 70th with a time of 25:27.8, while Perkins finished 115th in 26:02.0. Completing the field for Rocky were Matthew Conrad in 128th (26:30.1) and Stephen Stohl, who recorded a personal best of 27:17.2 to place 167th.

Final Men's 8K Maroon Team Results

1. #5 Madonna - 32
2. #10 Marian - 117
3. #3 College of Idaho - 126
4. #20 Park - 163
5. #12 Indiana Wesleyan - 175
6. #11 Goshen - 226
7. #15 St. Francis (Ill.) - 228
8. #25 Indiana East - 229
9. #13 Cornerstone - 279
10. #24 Taylor - 287
11. #21 Rocky Mountain College - 308
12. (RV) Aquinas
13. Spring Arbor - 338
14. Ave Maria - 378
15. Montana Tech - 411
16. Olivet Nazarene - 443
17. St. Francis (Ind.) - 445
18. Mount Vernon Nazarene - 445
19. Missouri Baptist - 449
20.  Governors State - 468
21. (RV) Carroll College - 470
22. Grace - 500

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Rocky XC now prepares for the Frontier Conference Championship, held at Amend Park in Billings on Friday, November 6th.