Louisville, Ky. - The Marian men's cross country team finished 23rd on Saturday morning in the annual Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, finishing in the middle of the field of 46 teams in the blue level race. Marian's lead runner was
Blake Hipkiss, who finished 66th overall in the field.
The Knights also raced 10 runners in the silver race later in the day, with the Knights second group finishing 29th of 48 teams.
Goshen was the top team in the field from the Crossroads League, as they finished fifth overall. Grace College finished ninth overall, and Taylor finished 19th overall. Marian was the fourth Crossroads League team in the field, rounding out the field of CL teams.Â
Blake Hipkiss led the Knights efforts in the blue race, finishing 66th overall with a time of 25:49.
Tristan Trevino had his best collegiate finish in the team standings as Marian's second runner to cross, placing 85th overall with his 26:02 time. Robin Aguliar-Gonzalez finished 117th with his time of 26:16 for the third finish on the team, while
Benjamin Moster had the fourth finish with his time of 26:36.Â
Clark Chustz was the Knights' fifth finisher with his time of 26:40 to place 168th overall, while
Nick Frank was the sixth finisher with his time of 26:46.
Aaron Broderick was the final finisher in the team score, placing with a time of 26:47 in the 8K race. Marian's final three runners in the blue race were
Adam Heitz (26:50),
Owen Pittman (27:41), and
Mitchell Hayward (29:38).
Leading Marian's silver race squad was
Robert Lohman, who placed 105th with a time of 27:41.
Drew Holok hit a time of 28:11, and Lucas Stewart hit a time of 28:20.
Alex Cuevas was the 183rd finisher with his time of 28:36, and Everett Carlisile had a time of 28:57. The final five runners for Marian were
Alex Mundt (29:04),
Kenneth Hammell (29:42),
Daniel Camacho (29:46),
Trevor May (31:19), and
Jose Sanchez (32:19).
Marian will next run on October 13, heading to Bradley University for their Pink Classic.
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