The Lake Forest College women's cross country team placed 10th and the men 12th at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on Saturday.

Lettia Hoda led the women's team with a 6-kilometer time of 24:06.4, which was good for 17th place in a field of 161 runners. Sophie Graham was next at 25:42.5, followed by Eleanor Clark at 25:50.6. They finished 57th and 60th, respectively. Amelia Long was also in the top half of the field, placing 83rd in 26:46.6.

University of Chicago won the women's race with just 40 points while University of Wisconsin=Parkside was second at 95. The Foresters' 267 points were one point behind ninth-place St. Ambrose University and nine ahead of 11th-place St. Xavier University.

Demos Manoukis was Lake Forest's top runner on the men's side and 49th overall with an 8-kilometer time of 27:32.2. Khalil Crosby was 125th in 29:06 and Oliver Gumerson was the next runner to cross the finish line just three-tenths of a second later. There were 263 runners in the race.

Chicago and Parkside were the top two men's teams again with 37 and 59 points, respectively. The Foresters were 12th, just behind Coe College.

The meet was hosted by Augustana College and held at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois, which will also be the site of the NCAA Division III Regional Meet in November.

Lake Forest will be off next weekend ahead of the Private College Championship, which will be hosted by Beloit College on October 17.