COLD SPRING, Minn. - The University of Northwestern Men's Cross Country Team all improved their season or personal best times in the 8K race at the Toni St. Pierre Invitational, hosted by St. John's.
August Swenson (Litchfield, Minn./Litchfield) led the UNW charge for the third week in a row, turning in a personal best time of 26:44.7. His new mark surpassed his previous best by over two minutes.
Tyler Dueber (Bloomington, Minn./Homeschool) cracked the top 50 runners with a season-best finish of 28:04.4.
Hudson Selfridge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian),
Samuel Otis (Shoreview, Minn./Homeschool), and
Jonah Peterson (Harrisburg, S.D./Harrisburg) all earned personal best times of 29:12.6, 29:57.5, and 30:00.2, respectively.
Other notable performances:
Peter Kephart (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern) season best (30:28.7)
Caleb Saari (Wyoming, Minn./Homeschool) personal best (30:38.4)
Joshua Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) season best (31:40.7)
Darrius Van Hubbard Jr. (North Minneapolis, Minn./Camden) personal best (38:27.7)
Cody Mercado (Arden Hills, Minn./Fourth Baptist Christian School) personal best (39:38.7)
The Eagles will race in the Pre-Nationals Meet on October 3
rd at the Running of the Cows meet, hosted by Carleton College.
