GREENVILLE, S.C. - The NCCAA has released the stat report with less than one month until the NCCAA Championships. The Malone University men's cross country team remains first and the women third as a team.
 
The top three student-athletes for the Pioneers in Yahya Jawadi, Xander Heil and Alex Hill maintained their positions inside the top five in the NCCAA. Zach Bugner and Wyatt Royster moved up to sixth and seventh overall after their performance at the most recent meet, the Royals Cross Country Challenge. Bugner ran a time of 25:15.3 and Royster a 25:19.8.
 
On the women's side, Malone improved their overall team time to 1:37:56 in the 5K. Each of the top five student-athletes lowered their season-best times. The Pioneers are led by Rachel Whetstone (9th), Olivia Szmania (11th), Karrah Singleton (14th), Marisa Brown (15th) and Elena Price (16th).
 
Malone cross country takes the course for the final time before the postseason on Saturday, October 24 at the Go Fast River Run hosted by Lock Haven University.