This weekend the Principia College cross country team ran a fierce race at the NCAA Division III Midwest Region Cross Country Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The team was grateful for fans who drove up from Illinois to cheer them on despite cold weather and snow. The competition was tough, and the course was muddy and slippery; the only area on the field that was not covered in snow was the path for the runners. For many, it was their last collegiate cross country race, so all their hard efforts from the season paid off on this exciting day. The team was unified in the barbaric effort that it took to complete this race. The team arrived on Friday, but the officials made all teams warm up on the roads which were icy rather than damage the course for the next day's races.