Geneva, Ill. – The Washington University in St. Louis cross country teams competed well in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship on Saturday at the Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course. 
 
The women's team recorded a third-place finish out of 29 teams, while the men's team finished in fifth place overall out of 32 teams. In addition, 11 Bears combined collected All-Region honors for finishing in the top-35 of each respective field.
 
No. 2 Wartburg finished in first on the women's side and No. 3 North Central claimed the men's title. 
 
On the women's side, Katie Rector, Lindsay Ott, Alexandra Blake, Avery McCammon, Danielle Schultz, and Helena Dasilva-Teixeira were all named to the All-Region, while five men earned All-Region honors including Matthew Hornung, Jeff Candell, Matt Kusak, Thomas Penney, and Alexander Gadin. 
 
Women's Results (6k)
In a highly stacked and talented field, featuring three top-10 nationally ranked programs, the No. 6 women's team recorded six top-30 finishes with first-year Katie Rector leading the pack with an eighth-place finish (22:10.4). 
 
Rector was named the UAA Rookie of the Year after earning the highest individual finish among all first-years in the race. 
 
Senior Lindsay Ott had another strong performance on Saturday, as she finished in 10th with a mark of 22:12.8.
 
Junior Alexandra Blake set a new personal-best time of 22:19.6 and finished in 16th place overall. 
 
Behind Blake was Avery McCammon, who also earned All-Region honors with a solid race, clocking in at 22:49.5 for 23rd place overall in the field. 
 
Helena Teixeira-Dasilva was 25th and crossed the line just under 23 minutes with a time of 22:59.2 
 
Danielle Schultz was just a few seconds behind Dasilva and boasted a mark of 23:03.3 good for a 27th place finish. 
 
Abby Patterson posted a 38th place finish to place inside the top-40 with a time of 23:26.7.
 
Men's Results (8k)
The top finisher for the Bears was Matthew Hornung (25:24.2), who boasted his third top-15 finish of the season, as he placed 11th overall. 
 
Senior Jeff Candell also registered a top-20 finish (25:30.6) and was 18th, setting his fifth consecutive top-20 finish on the year. 
 
Also tallying All-Region honors for WashU was senior Matt Kusask, who finished in 26th place and ran an overall time of 25:37.9.
 
Thomas Penney was 33rd and checked in with a mark of 25:54.3, while Alexander Gadin was just seconds behind Penney as he took the final All-Region slot in 35th place with a mark of 25:58:6. 
 
Additionally, Fernando Ribeiro-Duraes was 44th (26:11.3) and Alexander Evans finished in 50th (26:17.3).
 
National Championship Info
 
32 teams per gender will be selected for the NCAA championships. 10 on each side will automatically qualify (one per region, from regional championships) while the remaining 22 for each of the men's and women's championships will be picked at large.

The championship race will be at Forest Akers in Lansing, Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 19. It will be streamed live on NCAA.com beginning at 11 a.m. ET for the women's race and 12 p.m. ET for the men's race.