The Ferris State University men's and women's cross country teams faced a strong challenge on Saturday (Oct. 7) as both FSU teams competed in the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Ill.

A total of more than 30 schools took part in the annual event with the FSU men coming in 17th overall and the women 22nd in the event.

The Bulldog men were led by Brendan Cairney, who finished 73rd overall in a time of 25:12.4 overall. FSU's Cooper Sorsen was 82nd (25:16.6) with Caleb Branch 85th (25:17.7), Brandon Wirth 117th (25:31.6) and Noah Griffith 133rd (25:40.1) for the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, the women's squad was paced by Hanna Brock in 111th place (23:07.2) in the large field. FSU's Whitney Farrell finished 125th (23:17.1), Becci Castillo was 144th (23:27.7), Danae Feldpausch 158th (23:32.9) and Jessica Durkee 167th (23:39.4) among FSU's top five competitors in the event.

The Bulldogs are slated to take part in the GLIAC Championships on Oct. 21 in Houghton.

Complete results from the event can be found at the links below:

Men - https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/154301/TeamResults#set:24640

Women - https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/154301/TeamResults#set:24622