The men break from the starting line.

Start/finish area at Montana Tech in Butte.

Travis Meissner (seated) of Missoula basks in the sun as teammate Jim Peacock converses with Master's Champion Don Sundberg (hands behind back).

From left: Missoula's Travis Meissner and Jim Peacock stand at start/finish area after their race.

Nicole Hunt of Bozeman with a big lead nears the finish.

Bozeman's second place women's team (left to right): Becky Bjork, Laurie Thatcher, Liz Moroney, Nicole Hunt, Danielle Salois-Shahan, Jane Krueger.