JOPLIN, Mo. – It was a fitting final performance by Minot State University (MSU) seniors Paulette Dominguez and Grayson Bonilla.

Saturday, Dominguez raced her way to a 27th-place finish in her final collegiate cross-country race, just missing out on a top 25 finish and All-Region honors, while Bonilla turned in a gutsy 10-kilometer performance to lead the Minot State men as he finished 117th.

“I think I’m most proud of our two top seniors in their performances today,” said MSU coach Steven Schultz. “Grayson had a really gutty performance. He put himself in a good position and held strong. And I think Paulette had an awesome race and it was a fantastic way to cap off a really, really solid senior season. I’m really proud of them both!”

They led the way for MSU as the women finished 18th with 535 points, and the men 29th with 811 points.

East Central won the men’s team title with 71 points while Augustana’s Ryan Hartman won the individual title finishing the men’s 10K course in 30-minutes, 8-seconds.

The Augustana women also claimed the ladies’ team title with 82 points while the University of Mary’s Alyssa Becker won the ladies’ individual title clocking a 6K time of 20:20.2.

On the men’s side, Bonilla clocked a time of 33:15.2 for the 10K to lead the Beavers while Marco Murillo was next, finishing 163rd in 34:25.9.

Jake Jenkins was also right behind him in 165th in 34:35.5, then came Yoni Neyshtadt, who was 175th in 34:50.8, then Holter Bridwell, who was 191st in 35:27.0, then Peyton Tuhy, who was 201st in 36:13.2, and Nikita Neyshtadt, who was 203rd in 36:31.1.

On the women’s side, Dominguez clocked a time of 21:52.3 to lead the Beavers while Sidra Sadowsky was next, finishing 96th in 23:06.7.

Nicole Reeves was next, finishing 127th in 23:41.7, then Emery Smith finished 131st in 23:44.5, Julie Folk finished 163rd in 24:40.6, and Afton Wride finished 179th in 25:04.