BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Senior Robert Peterson fell short in his bid for a top finish during the men's race at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. Peterson led the field early, but dropped off during the home stretch as he finished 13th in 29:39.20 on the course at Lake Padden Park at the race hosted by Western Washington University.
 

Alaska Anchorage swept the top-3 spots, taking the title over Simon Fraser.
 
The Yellowjackets finished fifth among the GNAC teams.
 
MSUB's Matt Winter was named the GNAC Newcomer of the Year. The senior placed 29^th overall in 26:35.10. Winter was third for MSU Billings behind Garrett Love who covered the course in 25:53.80 for 18^th place.
 
Freshman Tyus Mendoza came in fourth for MSUB finishing 35^th in 26:39.90. Sophomore Jorey Egeland was the fifth runner for the Yellowjackets crossing the tape in 26:49.80.
 
Rounding out the team for MSUB, Mark Hovland placed 45^th in 26:57.70 and Liam McKay was 53^rd in 27:07.70.
 
UAA's Henry Cheseto won the men's title, clocking in a time of 24:22.70 followed by teammates Dominik Notz (24:27.30) and Edwin Kangogo (24:44.10).
 
Alaska Anchorage won the team title with 21 points, Simon Fraser was second with 54, and Western Washington came in third with 83.
 
MSUB Individual Results:
13 Robert Peterson, 25:39.20 13
18 Garrett Love, 25:53.80
29 Matt Winter, 26:35.10
35 Tyus Mendoza, 26:39.90 34
38 Jorey Egeland, 26:49.80
45 Mark Hovland, 26:57.70
53 Liam McKay, 27:07.70
 
Team Scores: Alaska Anchorage 21, Simon Fraser 55, Western Washington 83, Western Oregon 118, Montana State Billings 129, Central Washington 177, Northwest Nazarene 215, Alaska 224, Seattle Pacific 252, Saint Martin's 298, Concordia 298.
 

UP NEXT: MSU Billings will compete at the NCAA Division II west region championships taking place Saturday, Nov. 7 in Monmouth, Ore., on the campus of Western Oregon University. The championship course will be run on the familiar Ash Creek Preserve.