TERRE HAUTE, Ind.  – The University of Dayton men's cross country team competed against a loaded field at the 2016 NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute and placed 28^th out of 40 teams.

The Flyers finished ahead of nationally ranked Portland (No. 7 in Division I), nine regionally ranked teams, and Great Lakes Region foes such as Indiana State (No. 13 in Great Lakes), Bowling Green (No. 12 in Great Lakes) and Youngstown State (No. 8 in Great Lakes).

Out of 263 runners, Dayton had two runners in the top half of the field in senior Hunter Johnston and sophomore Chris Negri.

TEAM RESULTS (Notable Finishes)
1. Oregon - 85
2. Arkansas - 110
3. Colorado - 124
28. Dayton – 700
30. Nebraska - 744
32. Portland – 753
33. Arizona – 778
35. Iowa - 812
36. Indiana State - 818
38. Bowling Green - 918
40. Youngstown State - 1020
 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
64. Hunter Johnston – 25:01.3
119. Chris Negri – 25:24.4
154. Tyler Adgalanis – 25:40.9
181. Ethan Louis – 25:51.8
193. Spencer Danielson – 25:56.6
207. J.P. Flavin – 26:09.6
242. Jordan Koczenasz – 26:51.7
 

COACH ORDWAY'S COMMENTS
"The course was in really good shape today," said head coach Jason Ordway. "The competition was really good. The wind picked up with 20-25 mph winds in your face on part of the course that you run three times, so initially we were a little bit disappointed in our performance, but then the results got posted and we were 28^th place. Our goal was to get Top 30 so we accomplished that. We ran really strong as a team. We closed really well over the last 3K. We had some guys jump up 30 places so they ran smart. We ran a little more within ourselves like we talked about in our team meeting. We came out here and executed and ran a really good race. We were able to knock off a couple teams in our region. We had a strong effort. Hunter Johnston ran the kind of race we know he is capable of. Chris Negri ran a great effort as well as a two-man and Tyler Adgalanis really stepped up today. Ethan Louis coming off an injury was our fourth-man and is coming on at the right time. I'm feeling really good about where we are at heading into conference. Everything is funneling into to how we want it to and we have two weeks to get ready."
 

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will travel to Richmond, Va. on Oct. 29 for the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship meet.