GENEVA, Ill. - Grinnell College's cross country teams will look to be peaking at the right time when they compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships Saturday.
 
The women's 6-kilometer race at Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course is at 11 a.m., followed by the men's 8-kilometer race at noon.
 
Team champs of each of the nation's 10 regions advance to the NCAA D-III Nationals, along with 22 at-large teams. Once the championship field of 32 teams is established, the top seven individual finishers from each region who are not members of qualifying teams will also advance to nationals.
 
The national meet is Saturday, Nov. 19, at Forest Akers in Lansing, Mich.
 
Grinnell's women, who are ranked 10^th regionally, have been paced by first-year Keely Miyamoto '26. Miyamoto was the top Pioneers at the Midwest Conference Championships two weeks ago, finishing fifth. Other All-MWC runners for Grinnell were Hannah Roark '26, Talia Harrison '26, Emma Schaefer '23, Sarah Torrence '23, Megan LeBlanc '23, Diana Barba '26 and Mira Diamond-Berman '25. Crystal Kaczmarczyk '25 was next in line for Grinnell.
 
Brian Goodell '25 was tops in the men's division for Grinnell in third place. Other All-MWC performers were Luke Robinson '26, Andrew Nickeson '24 and Connor Heagy '26. Grinnell's other top competitors were John Miller '26, Spencer Skidmore '24, Ezra Turner '26 and Bradley Ramsey '25.