KENOSHA, Wis. - The Mount Mercy men's and women's cross country teams  both finished ninth in a strong field at the Vic Godfrey Invitational  Saturday in Wisconsin.

James Lindstrom placed 34th in the men's 8K race in 26 mintues, 46.6  seconds for the Mustangs. Vanessa Cortes finished 55th for Mount Mercy  in the women's 5K in 20 minutes, 13.3 seconds.

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. IUPUI 28, 2. Marquette 86, 3. Kansas State 101, 4. Loyola 102, 5.  Wisconsin-Milwaukee 109, 6. DePaul 135, 7. Wisconsin-Parkside 193, 8.  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 194, 9. Mount Mercy 268, 10. Lake Superior State  290, 11. Wisconsin-Green Bay 362, 12. Cardinal Stritch 381.

Mount Mercy - 34. James Lindstrom 26:46.6, 70. Colton Forster 27:41.3,  81. Aaron Golding 27:54.4, 104. Jacob Blackmon 28:56.7, 114. Cameron  Steffens 29:50.7.

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kansas State 61, 2. IUPUI 66, 3. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 79, 4.  Marquette 84, 5. Loyola 115, 6. Wisconsin-Parkside 139, 7. DePaul 166,  8. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 199, 9. Mount Mercy 290. 10. Wisconsin-Green Bay  307, 11. Lake Superior State 332.

Mount Mercy - 55. Vanessa Cortes 20:13.3, 76. McKenna Johnson 20:44.9,  78. Andrea Ertz 20:47.6, 91. Emily Erickson 21:22.8, 94. Samantha  Croghan 21:36.1.