ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Griffon Open hosted by Missouri Western State University on Saturday.
 
Bearcat Women's 5K
In the women's 5K run, the Bearcats claimed two top-25 finishes with Mayson Hartley finishing with a time of 18:41.90 to capture 13th and Jessa Cassity placing 16th with a time of 18:48.30. Rounding out the top three for the 'Cats was Ava Campbell with a new personal-best time of 19:01.10 to claim 29th.
 
Northwest Women 5K Final Times – Griffon Open
13. Mayson Hartley – 18:41.90
16. Jessa Cassity – 18:48.30
29. Ava Campbell – 19:01.10 (New PR)
52. Chloe Heckman – 19:30.40 (New PR)
53. Marissa Roberts – 19:32.90
54. Eva Garlich – 19:33.60
59. Shelby Harris – 19:41.30
87. Avery Vander Veen – 20:05.10
92. Kendall Tietjen – 20:15.90
101. Liston Crotty – 20:30.70
105. Erin Barnes – 20:41.30
111. Avalyn Gehlen – 20:56.00
 
Bearcat Men's 8K
In the men's 8K run, Northwest's top three finishers placed 30th, 45th, and 57th. Caden Scalfaro led the Bearcats with a time of 26:33.30, followed by Paxton Bloom (26:45.90) and Bradley Deering (26:57.70). Bloom set a new personal best.
 
Northwest Men 8K Final Times – Griffon Open 
30. Caden Scalfaro – 26:33.30
45. Paxton Bloom – 26:45.90 (New PR)
57. Bradley Deering – 26:57.70
90. Otto Dreher – 27:59.80
110. Dexter Favreau – 28:49.30 (New PR)
121. Alex Jackson – 30:18.90
 
Up Next:
With the conclusion of the regular season, the Bearcats will gear up to head back to St. Joseph, Mo. for the MIAA Championships on Nov. 7. Northwest will serve as the host school for the meet.