SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (Oct.10, 2026) - Buena Vista seniors Megan Bakke and Takara Conley each ran solid races for the Buena Vista women's cross country team on Saturday morning during the Holiday Inn Express Classic hosted by Dordt University. 

Bakke placed a team-best 31st place overall, and her time of 23:27.6 was only nine seconds off her season best. Conley, meanwhile turned in her personal best 6k time of 23:50.6 and took 47th. 

Freshman Paige Boyer was the team's third finisher of the day and crossed in 24:43.5 while placing 71st. Kenadie Thiner, Lillian Dalhauser, Raygin Anderson and Maggie Dahlhauser rounded out the line-up for the Beavers.

BVU finished with 278 points and took 11th out of the 13 teams. The host Defenders won the race with only 25 points and finished ahead of runner-up Benedictine (Kan.) who tallied  89 points. Dordt also claimed the individual winner Joy Koole at 21:51.6.

Next up for the Beavers will be the Augustana Interregional Invitational on Saturday, Oct.17 at the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill. The event will be the final tune-up before the A-R-C Championships on Oct. 31.