The Munster cross country teams competed at the New Prairie Cougar Invitational in pouring rain and extremely muddy course conditions. Despite the challenging conditions, the girls varsity team captured 1st place in the Class AAA race with 27 points. Lekha Patel led the Mustangs with a 2nd-place finish in 19:36.5, followed by Beatrissa Pitcher (6th, 20:40.7), Sophia Puliaeva (7th, 20:58.8), Vivian Koncalovic (8th, 21:02.5) and Mary Nyhan (9th, 21:02.6). The boys varsity team finished 7th with 200 points. Robert Covarrubias led Munster in 18:08.8, followed by Keegan McGee (18:10.5) and Thomas Burns (18:20.5). Daniel Snyder and Noah Cunningham rounded out the scoring five. In the freshman/sophomore boys race, Munster finished 8th with 230 points. Owen Kicho led the Mustangs in 19:33.8, followed by Jaxson LaPorte and Greyson Saczawa.