Huntsville, Ala. - Finishing off the program's split-squad weekend, the Marian men's cross country team earned a sixth-place finish at the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers XC Invitational. Marian's efforts in the event flooded with NCAA DII and NAIA programs were led by Tristan Trevino, who finished inside the top-10.

Marian recorded a sixth-place finish in the event, clocking a total team time of 2:06.03, while scoring 156 points. The Knights missed out on a top-five finish by 16 points, trailing Lee University for the fifth spot. Anderson of South Carolina won the event with a score of 47 and team time of 2:03, while Charelston (W.V.), UAH, and Embry-Riddle (Fla.) joined Lee in the top-five. 

The top-finisher for the Knights was Tristan Trevino, who placed eighth overall and sixth in team scoring with his 24:38.3 time. Charles Leedke joined his teammate in the top-15 overall finishers, clocking a 24:41.7 time.

Below are the full times and placements for Marian's athletes in the meet.

Trevino: 8th, 24:38.3
Leedke: 13th, 24:41.7
Benjamin Riehle: 40th, 25:23.4
Benjamin Moster: 44th, 25:25.2
Marc Hernandez: 73rd, 25:55.3
Preston Markley: 80th, 25:59.3
Clark Chustz: 81st, 26:00
Rick Williams: 97th, 26:18.7
Nick Frank: 103rd, 26:25.0
Alex Lopez: 113th, 26:35.8

The Knights next run on October 25, heading north to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the annual NAIA Great Lakes Challenge. 

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