The Valparaiso University cross country teams closed out the season at Friday's NCAA Great Lakes Regional, hosted by Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. Sophomore Joey Yaros (Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community) posted an all-time top-5 time in the men's 10k, while redshirt junior Laetitia Raoult (Guingamp, France / Florida International) led the Valpo women.
 
How It Happened

• In the women's 6k race, Raoult finished with a time of 21:47.5, earning the team's highest finish at 73^rd in a 235-runner field.
• The second Beacon to cross the line was sophomore Samantha Rowley (Barrington, Ill. / Barrington), who placed 157^th at 22:53.6. Freshman Elena Almonte (Superior, Wis. / Superior) was also inside the top 200 at 23:28.9.
• The Valpo women placed 26^th of 34 with a score of 787, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne, Xavier, Green Bay, Wright State, Marquette, Evansville, Milwaukee and Cleveland State.
• Yaros ran the fifth-fastest 10k time in program history, completing the course in 31:48.3 to achieve a top-100 finish at 91^st of 201.
• Sophomore Braden Hoff (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central) had a 10k PR as well at 32:47.7, placing 138^th. He was followed by Nick Dul (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West), who finished 155^th in his first collegiate 10k at 32:59.4.
• As a team, the Valpo men placed 27^th of 31, beating Evansville, Oakland, Milwaukee and Wright State.