SIOUX FALLS, SD – Men’s and women’s cross country teams ran in the 4^th annual, “Augustana Twilight” meet, hosted by Augustana College on Friday night.

Simpson men combined to finish 14/22 on the evening with a final average time of 20:27.24. Other schools involved included: University of Nebraska, finishing 1^st on the evening, and the University of South Dakota who finished right behind Nebraska in second place.

Junior Nick Yaeger finished higher than any other Simpson men’s runner, placing 50^th out of the 287 who ran in the men’s heat.

On the women’s side, Simpson notched an 11/22 finish with an average time of 18:24.77 on the 3-mile course. University of the South Dakota lead the way in 1^st, followed by the University of Nebraska in 2^nd.

Freshman Sadie Timms put out another great performance Friday, finishing 38^th out of 266 women runners. Her final time was 17:25.28.

Simpson Cross Country doesn’t return to action until Sept. 19, as they run in the Grand View Viking Invitation in Des Moines, IA.