FAYETTE, Iowa - Upper Iowa cross country competes at the Luther Legends Invite on Saturday at 11 a.m. The meet is held at the Luther Cross Country Course. 

LAST TIME OUT
UIU won the Sauk Valley CC Skyhawk Invitational on Oct. 3, scoring an invite-best 32 points. This was the program's best placement since 2019's second-place finish at the Saint Mary's Alumni Open in Minnesota. 

Upper Iowa had three runners finish top five. Katie Kraft claimed second with a personal-best time of 21:17.0. Jaydin Dettman took third with a career-best time of 22:02.0. Olivia Hamblin placed fourth with a personal-best time of 22:10.0. 

Merrin Hanson, Maya Gonzalez and Lisbeth Trinidad-Valerio placed within the top 25. Hanson took 13th with a time of 24:15.0. Gonzalez finished 19th with a career-best time of 24:52.0. Trinidad-Valerio claimed 22nd with a personal-best time of 25:10.0.

Rio Johnson finished 39th. She completed the race in 31:15.0.

Moody Bible Institute (Ill.) took second with 53 points, while Joliet Junior College (Ill.) took third with 67 points. Aniyah Jackson-Bey of Highland (Ill.) won the race individually with a time of 22:11.0.

MEET INFO
The women's race, the "Tricia Serres" 4K, is named in honor of 2016 Luther alumna Tricia Serres. Serres was a two-time All-American in cross country, a nine-time All-American in track and field, and won the NCAA Division III national title in the 1,500 meters.

Runners will compete on a course featuring woods, prairie, grass, dirt trails and grass playing fields. Other teams competing at the meet include Luther, Augsburg, Gustavus, UM-Morris and St. Thomas. The top 10 individual finishers and the top team will receive awards.

Spectators should park on the north side of the Gerdin Fieldhouse. A buffet will also be available at the "Luther Caf" until 1:30 p.m., with credit cards accepted for payment.

UP NEXT
The Peacocks will compete next at the GLVC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Springfield, Missouri.