The Lake Forest College women's cross country team placed third and the men fourth at the Private College Championships in Beloit, Wisconsin, on Saturday.

Lettia Hoda finished first out of 93 runners in the women's 6-kilometer race. She completed the course at Leeson Park in 23:15.8 while the runner-up did not cross the finish line until 43 seconds later. Her fastest time of the year ranks 23rd in program history.

Sophomore Graham was next on the team and 18th overall with a time of 25:15.5 and Eleanor Clark was 21st in 25:29.5. Gabriela Tamamidis and Amelia Long were not far behind in 23rd (25:32.71) and 26th (25:44.2), respectively.

Wisconsin Lutheran was the women's team champion with 55 points and St. Norbert College was next with 68. With 85 points, the Foresters edged out Viterbo University (96) for third.

Lake Forest had four of the top 16 finishers in the men's 8-kilometer race, which included 64 runners. Owen Lashenik led the team in fifth place with a time of 27:31 while Demos Manoukis came in two places later in 27:54.7. Khalil Crosby placed 14th in 28:52.2 and Oliver Gumerson 16th in 28:57.4.

The top two teams in the men's field were the same as the women's with Wisconsin Lutheran tallying just 34 points and St. Norbert 62. Concordia University Wisconsin's 71 points were just four fewer than the fourth-place Foresters' total.

Leeson Park will also be the site of Lake Forest's next meet, the 2026 Midwest Conference Championships, on October 31.