Results
SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Flagler College men's cross country team finished in second place at the Division II Pre-Nationals race which was held Saturday morning at the Abbey Golf Course.
Flagler tallied 62 points and was led by
Erik Hartley who finished in sixth place with a time of 27:06.26 over the 8K course.
Saint Leo led the seven-team field with 41 points. Augusta University and Wilmington University of Delaware finished third and fourth, respectively, with 78 sand 93 points.
Heading the 57-man field was Ronald Cheserek of Saint Leo with a time of 26:14.30. He bested Trey Simons of Morehouse College who finished with a time of 26:40.71.
Kray Hubner and
Andrew Smith both finished in the top 10 along with Hartley. Hubner finished in ninth place with a time of 27:26.24 while Smith finished 10
th with a time of 27:33.26.
Crisman Jones and
Trenton Liberty finished together in 20
th and 21
st places.
Jones crossed the finish line at 28:18.62 while Liberty posted a time of 28:33.60.
Sam Mack placed 36
th overall with a time of 30:22.01.
Next up for the men's cross country team will be the Peach Belt Conference Championships held at Georgia College on Oct. 22 at 9 a.m.
Team results: 1) Saint Leo 41; 2) Flagler 62; 3) Augusta 78; 4) Wilmington (Del.) 93; 5)
Morehouse 107; 6) Valdosta State 132; 7) Florida Southern 161.
Top 10 finishers: 1) Ronald Cheserek (SLU) 26:14.30; 2) Trey Simons (MC) 26:40.71; 3) Rafal Matuszczak (SLU) 26:57.98; 4) Ken Fontal (WU) 27:01.41; 5) Isaac Ndirangu (WU) 27:03.64; 6)
Erik Hartley (FLG) 27:06.26; 7) Calahan Warren (una) 27:22.55; 8) Dylan Forester (AU) 27:23.76; 9)
Kray Hubner (FLG) 27:26.24; 10)
Andrew Smith (FLG) 27:33.26.
Flagler members: 6) Harltey 27:06.26; 9) Hubner 27:26.24; 10) Smith 27:33.26; 20) Jones 28:18.62; 21) Liberty 28:33.60; 36) Mack 30:22.01.
