ST. PAUL, Minn.,. — It was one of the two meets that the Saint Mary's University cross country teams had been gearing up for all season — the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

Everything the Cardinals had done to this point was in preparation for this event.

Now, if only Mother Nature would have cooperated a little bit.

Racing in cool, rainy — and very, very windy — conditions, the Cardinals struggled a bit on the Como Park Golf Course, as the SMU men settled for an 11th-place finish, while the Cardinal women were 12th.

Andy Boisjolie (Austin, Minn.) led the way for the SMU men, clocking an eight-kilometer time of 29:34. Karl Hatteberg (Waltham, Minn.) was close behind, stopping the clock in 30:05, while Aaron Raulin (Madison, Wis. / 30:18), Pat Polasek (Glendale Heights, Minn. / 31:11), Steve Adams (Roseville, Minn. / 31:49), Pat Bansley (Chicago, Ill. / 33:29) and Mike Marek (Winona, Minn. / 34:11) rounded out the Cardinals' top seven.

On the women's side, Ellen Koranda (Blue Earth, Minn.) led the SMU charge, covering the 5K course in 20:37. Tera Bollig (Cambridge, Minn.) chipped in a time of 20:53, and Ashley Davis (Hugo, Minn.) and Keri Drake (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) were far behind in 21:43 and 21:53, respectively. Anna Curtis (Franklin, Tenn. / 22:09), Jenny Folgers (McHenry, Ill. / 22:36) and Sarah Zweber (Elko, Minn. / 22:59) rounded out SMU's top seven.