MIAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE
MIAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW
MIAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg College men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, to be held on Saturday (10/29) at Como Park Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn. (Click here for map to course).

The 6,000-meter women's race will begin at 11 a.m., with the 8,000-meter men's race to begin at 12 p.m. The Auggies are aiming to improve from last year's ninth-place women's finish and 10th-place men's finish.

Here is Augsburg's women's and men's cross country championship previews from the MIAC's championship page.

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Augsburg Women's Cross Country
MIAC PREVIEW
Head Coach: Meghan Peyton (3rd season)
A Year Ago: 9th place | 261 points
In the 2015 Postseason: 21st/30 at NCAA Central Regional (551); Taybri Irving 25th to earn All-Region honors.

Players to Watch:
• Taybri Irving (SR | Augsburg's top runner over the last two seasons; Two meet victories this season; 2nd at UW-River Falls 6K in 23:15.60 on Sept. 9; 11th at Carleton 6K in 23:37.1 on Oct. 1; Career-best 6K time of 22:39.81; All-MIAC (7th) and All-Central Region (25th) in 2015; 10 top-10 individual finishes in her career.)
• Malena Larsen (FY | Augsburg's No. 2 runner this season; 32nd at UW-River Falls 6K in 25:33.80 on Sept. 9; 61st in 24:58.2 at Carleton 6K on Oct. 1.)
• Rachel Frantz (JR | Augsburg's No. 3 runner this season; 33rd at UW-River Falls 8K in 25:35.10 on Sept. 9; 62nd in 24:58.8 at Carleton 6K on Oct. 1; Career-best 6K time is 24:18.77)
 
Did You Know?
• Taybri Irving has earned MIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors twice this season, after finishing second at the UW-River Falls Invitational on Sept. 9, and after winning the St. Catherine Invitational on Oct. 8.

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Augsburg Men's Cross Country
MIAC PREVIEW
Head Coach: Meghan Peyton (3rd season)
A Year Ago: 10th place | 255 points
In the 2015 Postseason: 19th/29 at NCAA Central Regional (491); Mohamed Mohamed 25th and Abdul Salan 26th to earn All-Region honors.

Players to Watch:
• Abdul Salan (SR | Top-10 individual finishes in all four races this season; Finished 6th at UW-River Falls 8K on 9/9 in 27:01.5, 10th at Carleton 8K on 10/1 in 26:18.1; Career-best 8K time is 25:58.7; All-MIAC Honorable Mention in 2015 with 24th-place finish; NCAA All-Central Region in 2015 with 26th-place finish.)
• Chris Huss (SR | No. 2 runner for Auggies; Season-best 28:14.9 at Carleton 8K on 10/1; Career-best 8K time is 27:34.5; 67th at 2015 MIAC meet.)
• Andrew McGillvary (SR | Augsburg's No. 3 runner at Carleton 8K on 10/1, finishing in 29:14.4; Career-best 8K time is 26:46.7.)
 
Did You Know?
• Abdul Salan placed second at the St. Catherine Invitational on Oct. 8, his third second-place individual finish of his career. He finished second at the Augsburg home meet in both 2015 and 2014.