Great Falls, Mont. – Southern Idaho Men dominated the 2019 University of Providence Invitational Cross-Country Meet. The top 4 finishers all attend Southern Idaho University. The gold medal went to Abdifatah Maqtal running the 8K race in a time of 25:12:7. The best time for a Montana runner was Spencer Swaim, from Carroll College who finished 5^th with a time of 27:02:69.

The University of Providence had two runners in the race. Freshman Nash Grafe completed the course in a time of 28:05:9 and Junior Sage Wanner turned in his personal best of 29:19:16.
Head Coach Tony Arntson commented, "The course was running fast today. I'm very excited on how my team performed. We continue to improve with each competition."

The women's meet featured a 5K run and was also dominated by Southern Idaho.  First place went to Sophomore Madison Flippence with a time of 19:06:55. Her time was a 6:10 Mile pace.  The University of Providence runner finishing in the top 20 was Alexis Cavalier leading the way with a 15^th place finish in a time of 22:32:50.

The UP Cross-Country team continues to prepare for the next meet which will be held in Missoula October 4, 2019.