TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Christopher Boyd earned a top-35 finish to lead the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College men's cross country team Friday evening at the Nike XC Town Twilight Meet at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

Boyd completed the men's 8-kilometer race in 26 minutes, 15.9 seconds to place 33rd overall. His performance helped the Pomeroys finish 12th among 15 scoring teams with 342 points, eight points ahead of crosstown opponent Rose-Hulman.

Nathan Odle was SMWC's second finisher, placing 84th in 27:31.9. Cooper Miles followed in 103rd with a time of 28:10.3, while Tyreese Brannon crossed in 28:23.8 to finish 113th. Jayden Hickenbotham completed the Pomeroys' scoring five, placing 126th in 28:46.7.

Elijah Williams finished 153rd in 30:14.8, followed by Ethan DeHamer in 156th at 30:24.8. James Frye placed 162nd in 31:06.4, while Corbin Ramirez-Jacquez completed the course in 31:40.8 to finish 167th.

UC San Diego won the men's team title with 33 points, followed by Florida Gulf Coast with 44 and Southern Indiana with 81.

Brooke Mace paced the SMWC women in the 6K race, finishing 121st overall with a time of 25:49.2. Lorelei Boesgaard crossed three places later in 124th, recording a time of 26:12.7.

Alyssa Jones finished 148th in 27:53.1, Gwen Garman placed 152nd in 28:12.8 and Brinlee McCloud completed the Pomeroys' lineup with a 156th-place time of 28:33.8.

SMWC placed 15th among 17 women's teams with 471 points. UC San Diego also captured the women's team championship, scoring 40 points to edge Texas Tech's 52. Florida Gulf Coast placed third with 90 points.

Both SMWC teams return to competition Friday, Oct. 16, at the Greenville Classic. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. CT at Hillsboro Country Club in Hillsboro, Ill.