NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The regionally-ranked St. Olaf College men's cross country team got all-region performances from its top-five finishers in a third-place performance at the NCAA Division III North Region Cross Country Championships on Saturday at St. Olaf Cross Country Course.

St. Olaf got personal-best times from three of its five top-35 finishers while compiling 110 points in the team standings to finish behind fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse (52) and seventh-ranked UW-Stevens Point (61) in the 32-team standings. The third-place finish was the fourth in the last five seasons for the Oles at the regional meet.

St. Olaf will find out if its body of work this season has been enough to secure an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships when the field is announced on Sunday, Nov. 15 via press release on NCAA.com.

Sophomore Connor Hitchcock paced the Oles by placing 10th in a personal-best eight-kilometer time of 25:07.5. He was joined in the top 20 by junior Garrett Seppanen in 17th, while junior Corbin Hobert followed in 24th with a personal-best time of 25:25.5.

Senior Quinn McCabe posted St. Olaf's third PR of the day in 29th (25:30.5), followed closely by senior Alex Bjork in 30th (25:30.7). First year Lev Dougherty (61st, 25:55.6) and senior Lex Kaye (74th, 26:13.6) rounded out the Oles' finishers.