COLD SPRING, Minn. – The UW-Stout men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the 2025 season with impressive second-place finishes at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational on Friday, Sept. 5. The Blue Devil women scored 53 points, just behind Saint Benedict (41), while the men tallied 34 points in a tight battle with Saint John's (Minn.) (32).
Women's Race
The UW-Stout women were led by junior
Claudia Lasiowski, who captured the individual title in the 5K race with a personal-best time of 18:26.2, setting the tone for a strong team performance. Junior
Jessi Salimes (19:38.3 PR) and senior
Arlie Kapaun (19:48.8 PR) followed closely in seventh and eighth places, respectively, providing key scoring depth. Freshman
Alexys Smith (20:36.9) and freshman
Charli Oeltjen (20:43.6) rounded out the top five scorers in 18th and 21st.
Junior
Bryanna Hoffman (20:53.1 PR) and senior
Emily Fisher (21:04.6) served as strong displacers in 25th and 27th, helping secure the team's position ahead of Northwestern-St. Paul (62), UW-Superior (106), and St. Catherine (Minn.) (111). Other notable Blue Devil finishes included sophomore
Jorie Anderson (21:17.0, 34th), junior
Madison Jacklitch (21:29.8, 36th), sophomore
Teagan McGinty (21:38.5 PR, 38th), sophomore
Madison Wegand (22:05.3 PR, 49th), sophomore
Lindy Cordes (22:18.7, 52nd), and senior
Sam Padrnos (22:32.4 PR, 58th).
Men's Race
On the men's side, the Blue Devils nearly claimed the team title, falling just two points short of Saint John's. Junior
Mason Aide paced UW-Stout with a third-place finish in 15:55.5, followed by junior
Julian Van Antwerp (16:03.8, fifth) and sophomore
John Nehmzow (16:08.5 PR, sixth). Sophomore
Kyle Newton (16:23.3 PR, ninth) and sophomore
Alexander Burmeister (16:23.9 PR, 11th) completed the scoring lineup.
Sophomore
August Arnold (16:25.9 PR, 13th) and senior
Mateo Meza-Melendez (16:35.5, 15th) provided crucial displacement. Additional highlights included junior
Joe Huber III (16:47.2, 18th), freshman
Yahye Mohamed (16:47.9, 19th), freshman
Peter Cimino (16:48.2, 20th), freshman
Blake Patterson (16:49.6, 21st), sophomore
Alex Chartrand (16:53.5 PR, 22nd), freshman
Niko Dayment (16:53.8, 23rd), freshman
Tyce Xiong (16:59.0, 27th), sophomore
Westin Fisher (17:00.1, 28th), freshman
Dalton Anderson (17:05.9, 31st), freshman
Cole Remiger (17:27.9, 37th), freshman
Aidan Apa (17:38.8, 40th), and freshman
Walter Strait (17:56.2, 42nd).
UW-Stout outdistanced UW-Superior (69) and Northwestern-St. Paul (107) in the four-team field.
The Blue Devils return to action on Sept. 20 when they race at the St. Olaf Invitational in Northfield, Minn.
