TIFFIN, Ohio — The Lake Erie College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Tiffin University XC Preview Meet on Friday evening.

The women's team placed seventh in the 6K race with 193 points. Sophomore Kylie Beucler led the Storm, finishing 42nd overall with a time of 26:59.9. Senior Ayleen Villacres followed in 45th at 27:14.2, while freshman Isabella Smith crossed the finish line in 48th with a time of 27:44.5.

Freshman Kaylee Muzzin placed 54th in 29:35.3, and junior Amelia Shirk rounded out Lake Erie's lineup in 58th with a time of 32:00.7.

The men's team finished eighth in the 8K competition with 256 points. Freshman Max Morandé Dueñas paced the Storm with a 69th-place finish, recording a time of 27:51.9. Freshman Matthew Dupnock finished 90th in 29:15.7.

Sophomore John Molnar placed 96th with a time of 31:01.3, followed by freshman Robert Knox in 97th at 31:19.7. Freshman Diego Rodriguez completed Lake Erie's scoring lineup, finishing 100th in 36:04.6.

Ashland won the women's race with 22 points, while host Tiffin claimed the men's title with 33 points. 

The Storm are back in action on October 10th in the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational in Clinton, PA.