COLD SPRING, Minn. - The University of Northwestern Men's Cross Country team raced in the Pre-Nationals meet at the Running of the Cows event hosted by Carleton College on Saturday afternoon. The 10 Eagle athletes finished 18th as a team in the 8,000-meter race.
Freshman
August Swenson (Litchfield, Minn./Litchfield) continued to be the frontrunner for Northwestern, finishing with a time of 28:25.1.
Tyler Dueber (Bloomington, Minn./Homeschool) followed closely, turning in a time of 28:45.5.
Four Eagles finished within the 30-minute mark.
Hudson Selfridge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian) clocked a time of 30:22.9, followed by
Caleb Saari (Wyoming, Minn./Homeschool) with a personal record of 30:33.9,
Samuel Otis (Shoreview, Minn./Homeschool) at 30:37.3, and
Jonah Peterson (Harrisburg, S.D./Harrisburg) with a finish of 30:53.9.
Peter Kephart (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern) (31:36.8),
Joshua Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) (32:27.5),
Cody Mercado (Arden Hills, Minn./Fourth Baptist Christian School) (40:28.8), and
Darrius Van Hubbard Jr. (North Minneapolis, Minn./Camden) (40:29.5) also represented UNW at the event.
The Eagles will compete again at the Bennie Johnnie Autumn Classic on October 17th.
