BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The Northwest University men's and women's cross-country team had a field day at the Bill Roe XC Classic with personal records and a new team record. 

The men's team secured a new school record for fastest 1-5 and 1-7 team time and were able to take down 25th ranked Lewis-Clark State by 52 points. The original record was 2:07.27 and the current team edged out the record with a new time of 2:07.01. 

The men's top five racers were Josiah Jaquith, Will Lanser, Levi Nichols, Jarron Ransford and Andres Bustamante. Jaquith led the NU pack by placing 26th and earning a time of 25:02.8 while freshman Lanser was right on his heels with a time of 25.05.6. Nichols and Ransford finished neck and neck as Nichols finished a mere 0.2 seconds ahead. Bustamante wrapped up the top five with a time of 25:40.3, placing 50th. 

While the women only had a partial team racing today, they still held their own. The top five racers for the women's were Rachel Elliot, Emri Butcher, Marissa Guthrie, Emma Hill and Emma Stangl. Elliot led the women's side with a time of 23:25.5 and placed 40th. Butcher came up a full minute behind Elliot with a time of 24:28.9 and Guthrie came up next with a time of 24:55.3. Three minutes later, Hill reached the finish line with a time of 27:09.3 and Stangl rounded up the top five with a time of 28:25.8. 

"It was an incredible meet today!" said Assistant Head Coach Corban Phillips. "The overarching strategy was to start more conservative and move up throughout the race, and the team executed very well, resulting in almost every single athlete running a lifetime PR." 

The Eagles will take a rest, then race in the Emerald City Invite on Saturday, October 11th.