Thanks to a fourth-place finish from Beatrice sophomore Lucas Frazier, the Wayne State men's cross country team collected a third-place team finish with 86 points Thursday afternoon at the Mount Marty Lancer Invitational held at the Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton.
            South Dakota Mines was the easy winner in the men's division with 22 points, well ahead of second-place Mount Marty at 67.  Wayne State was third with 86 points followed by Chadron State (109), Sioux Falls (112) and Southwest Minnesota State (146) in the team standings.
            Frazier was the first Wildcat to cross the finish line covering the 8,000-meter course in 26:28.5.  Next was junior William Keller in 17^th place out of a field of 54 runners with a time of 27:37.3.
            Freshman Carter Jacobsen followed in 23^rd place at 28:23.8, sophomore Jacob Greving was 34^th in a time of 29:19.8 and sophomore Matt Richardson finished 36^th in 29:44.9.
            Other Wildcats finishers were Dayton Graves (30:17.1) and Drew Martin (48^th – 31:49.7). 
            Wayne State's next meet is Saturday, November 7^th when the Wildcats travel to Sioux Falls for the Northern Sun Conference Championships at Yankton Trails Park. 
 
Wayne State men's finishers at Mount Marty Lancer Invitational
Fox Run Golf Course – Yankton, South Dakota (8,000-meter course)
  4.        Lucas Frazier                 26:28.5
 17.       William Keller                27:37.3
 23.       Carter Jacobsen           28:23.8
 34.       Jacob Greving               29:19.8
 36.       Matt Richardson            29:44.9
 39.       Dayton Graves              30:17.1            
 48.       Drew Martin                  31:49.7