Cross Country September 24, 2026 Claire Gay, UMW Sports Information

Santi and Zuffelato Top-10 Finishes Highlight Butte Invitational

BUTTE, Mont. – Justene Santi finished fifth and Ryker Zuffelato finished 10th as the Bulldogs' top finishers at the Butte Invitational Thursday afternoon.

Both the Bulldog men's and women's teams finished fourth overall in the meet.

Santi clocked a 25:27 in the women's 6k, placing fifth out of 41 runners. Zuffelato ran to a 27:57.3 in the men's 8k to finish 10th out of 51 runners.

It marks the highest finish of Santi's career and the first top-10 finish for Zuffelato's

ShaeLee Novak placed just outside the top-10, finishing 11th with a 25:46.9, followed by Madison Lohmeyer (26:46.1, 23rd), Cadence Cameron (27:31.9, 29th), Kaelyn Sangray (28:30.3, 33rd), Tiara Norris (30:01.2, 36th), and Kylee Wyatt (38:03.6, 41st).

Gavin Jasper (28:38.9, 15th) and Brody Henry (29:15.7, 24th) also finished in the top 25 for UMW. Tristan Von Bargen (29:55.5, 31st), Noah Rovente (30:24.5, 34th), Kreg Butler (31:34.9, 41st), Blake Olson (31:38.7, 43rd), and Taylor Graham (31:45.7, 44th) round out the Western men's finishers.

LOOKING AHEAD
Montana Western travels to Billings, Mont. next week to compete in the Yellowjackets / Battlin' Bears Open. The meet will serve as the Frontier Conference Preview Meet.

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