Whitewater, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's cross country team won its ninth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship (presented by Culver's) Saturday afternoon at the UW-Whitewater Campus Cross Country Course.
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Team results: With five of the top eight finishers, UWL claimed the top spot with 27 points to finish ahead of second-place UW-Stevens Point (46 points). In third place was UW-Whitewater (100 points) followed by UW-Stout in fourth (128 points), UW-River Falls in fifth (133 points), UW-Eau Claire in sixth (135 points), UW-Oshkosh in seventh (177 points) and UW-Platteville in eighth (242).
Location: UW-Whitewater Campus Cross Country Course, Whitewater, Wis. (hosted by UW-Whitewater).
National rankings: Two programs are ranked in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III based on Oct. 21 rankings distributed by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. UWL, two-time defending NCAA III champion, is ranked fifth, while UW-Stevens Point is sixth.
UWL at WIAC Championships: UWL has now won a WIAC record 41 league championships.
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