HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Lyndsey Payne turned in a top 5 finish to lead Mountaineer cross country at Houghton's Highlander Invitational on Saturday.
 
Payne raced to a 6K time of 23:40 to lead the women's team, averaging a 6:20 pace in a brisk morning. Lauran Ensminger was 28^th at 25:14 and Shelby Alexander 52^nd at 26:45 to round out Mansfield's top three runners.
 
The men's side placed four runners in the top 30 with Quincey Amabile and Kevin Heeman leading the way. Amabile was 14^th at 26:26 and Heeman took 16^th at 26:33. Christian Tanner finished with a time of 26:52 for 25^th and Christopher Porter was 28^th at 27:02.
 
The men's team finished fifth out of 10 teams in the standings with the women finishing sixth.