Notables
-Gallagher racks up another personal best
-Lovrien shaves almost three minutes off of his finish from last year
-37 teams, 560 runners competed
WINNECONNE, Wis. (csssaints.com) - Jacob Gallagher (Lisbon, N.D./Lisbon HS) was the St. Scholastica men's cross country team's lead finisher on Saturday in the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational, where the team finished in 27th place with a score of 778.
Results
Top Team Scores: 1. North Central - 24, 2. UW - Eau Claire - 73, 3. Calvin College - 109, 4. Washington University of St Louis - 141, 5. Ohio Northern - 197
Winner: Zach Plank (NCC) - 24:47
Top Finishers
Gallagher finished in 44th place and ran the race in 26:05, the third best 8k time in program history, a record he broke at the Pre-Region Meet hosted by Carleton College on October 1. Easton Foss (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS) was behind him as the 161st runner to cross the finish line with a season-best time of 27:40. Cameron Pearson (Park Falls, Wis./Chequamegon HS) was the third athlete scored in the Saints roster, finishing in 165th, in 27:44.
Josh Trosen (Hackensack, Minn./Nevis HS) ended the race in 199th place after a season-best time of 28:32. Jimmy Lovrien (Alexandria, Minn./Jefferson HS) followed close behind and finished in 209th with a personal-best time of 28:53, which is just shy of a three minute improvement off of last year's race at the same course.
Up Next
The men's cross country team is back in action on October 29 at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Championships in Benson, Minnesota.
