The Lindenwood men's and women's cross country teams competed in the MIAA Championships Saturday morning. The women placed 10^th out of 12 teams while the men's squad finished 8^th out of 10.

Tanya Chibanda led the Lady Lions for the fifth time this year with a time of 22:40 in the 6k event. Chibanda's time was good for fourth-place overall out of 96 runners and she earned first-team all-conference honors. The fourth-place finish marked her third top-five performance this season, including a first overall finish at Missouri Southern Stampede.

“Tanya moved from 15^th to 4^th in the final stage of the course,” said head coach Randy Cole. “It was a well-executed race.”

Aaryn Edge recorded a time of 24:16 which was good for 48^th overall. Courtney Heidorn followed with a time of 24:29 while Ai Shinohara finished in 25:31. Katie Brosamer-Senger recorded the fifth and final time for the Lady Lions at 26:12. Lindenwood recorded 242 total points as a team as Missouri Southern finished first with 78.  

Ben McGraw led the men's team for the fifth time this season finishing the 8k course in 26:10 for 16^th place overall. McGraw earned honorable mention all-MIAA with his time of 26:10.

“Ben did a pretty good job to finish out the race,” noted Cole. “He moved from 40^th place all the way up to 16^th.”

Aaron Parker followed McGraw, placing 62^nd overall with a time of 27:42. Wesley Barger finished the race with a time of 29:34 while Joshua Jump and Nathaniel Sagul finished 19 seconds apart for the fourth and fifth time slots. The men recorded 249 points as a team as Fort Hays captured the top spot with 64.

The MIAA Championships marks the final meet for both squads this season.