The Montana State University-Northern cross-country teams competed at the Montana Invite Friday, with the Lights taking part in an 8K race and the Skylights competing in a 5K.

The Lights were led by Donovan Archambault, who finished 59th overall with a time of 27:31.0, averaging 5:32 per mile. Archambault placed 51st among scoring runners.

Noah Mitchell was the next Northern runner across the finish line, recording a time of 31:28.6 to place 91st overall.

Jacob Burns finished 95th overall with a time of 32:27.0, while Luke Harper followed in 96th at 32:44.1.

Rounding out the Lights was Jaden Tucker, who crossed the finish line in 33:05.8 to place 97th overall.

The Northern women were paced by Emerson Kinsella, who finished 62nd overall in the 5K with a time of 21:10.5, averaging 6:50 per mile.

Neva Lowe followed with a 22:01.9 finish, placing 70th overall and averaging 7:06 per mile.

Elizabeth Devries finished 75th with a time of 22:45.3, while Deserae Toombs recorded a time of 23:22.7 to finish 80th.

Mattie Ayers crossed the finish line in 25:56.3 to place 83rd, followed by Aaraya Mount, who finished 84th in 30:26.7.

The Skylights finished with a team score of 265 points.

Montana State's Sam Ells won the men's 8K with a time of 24:16.0, while Idaho's Constanze Paoli claimed the women's 5K individual title in 17:11.4.

Northern will head to Butte for their next competition on September 24^th.