FERNDALE – Northwest had a respectable outing at the Bill Roe Classic with the men's team finishing seventh on Saturday.
 
"Solid day for our group and there were a lot of really good things that happened," said NU Head Coach Mark Mandi. "We raced almost our complete squad on both the men's and women's side and that provided a lot of energy, excitement, and encouragement, which I love seeing. We had seven students compete in their first-ever collegiate cross country race which is always something to celebrate. As we head into next week, we're excited for the opportunity to race other conference teams to see how we stack up."
 
The Northwest men scored 167 for seventh place in a field that included runners from 15 college and running clubs. The women's team had four entries and did not receive a team score.
 
Micah Murphy led the Eagles on the eight-kilometer course at 25:59 with Cameron Nielsen in 39th at 26:10. Dawson Andrews was 43rd at 26:25, Brennan Koontz finished 70th in his college debut at 27:31, and Craig Lambert rounded out the scoring five with a 27:40 and 73rd place.
 
Jarron Ransford was 98th at 28:47 and Jack Kopatich placed 105th at 29:34. Also for the Eagles, Brady Elliott finished in 30:59, Trevor Blair in 32:12, Ryan Slupski in 32:13, Thomas Susana in 32:46, and Scott Baisden in 32:58.
 
Kaylea Hartman paced the NU women in the six-kilometer run in 48th at 24:23. Anya Bohuta took 81st at 27:29, Lizzy Behnke was 93rd at 28:51 and Maddie Deyl was 99th at 36:11.
 
Northwest runs again on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Willamette's Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Oregon.