WAVERLY, Iowa — Senior Lance Miller finished 20th overall in the men's 8K race at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional with a time of 24:56.7, leading the Knox College men's cross country team to a 21st-place finish in the 32-team field on Saturday at the Max Cross Country Course. The Prairie Fire women placed 28th out of 30 in the 6K race with first-year Elsie Conwell leading the squad.

Knox had six men entered in the 8K, and after Miller, sophomore Misha Ratner was the next to cross the tape in 28:12.7, leaving him in 139th place. Junior Evan McClusky wasn't far behind Ratner with a time of 28:41.0, with senior Elliott Varnum (29:41.5) and junior Max Lawrence (32:06.4) rounding out the scorers for the Prairie Fire. Sophomore Max Reid was right on Lawrence's heels in 32:07.5.

Conwell's time garnered her 146th place with her time of 25:57.9, while junior Cecilia Goodin crossed the finish line in 151st place in 26:15.9. Senior Eileen Sheetz finished her Knox cross country career with a time of 28:30.8, followed by junior Alenis Rios (30:33.6) and first-year Nikki Walsh (30:37.4).