BELOIT, Wis. - The Luther men's cross country ran in the Midwest Conference (MWC) Championships today hosted by Beloit College. This was a 8k race and included 149 runners. Michel Heinrich won the meet with a time of 25:06 followed by Adam Gray in second place with a time of 25:11. Gray was also named the conference Newcomer of the Year. Luther placed three runners in the top-10 and finished third out of 10 teams.

Heinrich is now a two-time all-conference performer after finishing 16th last year at the American Rivers Conference Championship meet. He is the first conference individual champion since Isaac Jensen in 2016.

Gray and Jacob Bruns also earned all-conference honors. All-conference honors in the MWC is the top-20 finishers at the conference meet. 

Top-five finishers Heinrich (1st - 25:06), Gray (2nd - 25:11), Jacob Bruns (8th - 26:00), Reid Binsfeld (42nd - 27:40), and Peyton Andring (43rd - 27:41). 

Abe Conway (53rd - 27:58) and Simon Persson (56th - 28:06) completed the top-seven. 

2026 MWC Men's Cross Country Team Scoring/Final Standings

1. Grinnell College - 48 points
2. Lawrence University - 60 points
3. Luther College - 64 points
4. Ripon College - 96 points
5. Cornell College - 103 points
6. Monmouth College - 186 points
7. Lake Forest College - 212 points
8. Illinois College - 234 points
9. Knox College - 266 points
10. Beloit College - 320 points

Up next Luther Cross Country will host the Saga Cup at their home course on Friday Nov. 6 at 4 p.m.