MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – The University of Dayton men's cross country team won the 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Cross Country Championship Saturday in Virginia.

For the first time in program history, the Flyers won the A-10 conference championship with a team score of 57. Dayton surpassed Duquesne (77), Saint Louis (85), and George Mason (102) for the title. This comes after being picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll.

Senior Hunter Johnston led UD by finishing second overall, followed by Top 15 performances by sophomore Chris Negri (7^th), sophomore Spencer Danielson (14^th), and junior Tyler Adgalanis (15^th). All four of these individuals earned All-Conference honors, the most ever in Dayton history.

Head coach Jason Ordway was named A-10 Coach of the Year as well in just his second season in charge. The Flyers' best finish in the A-10 previously was third back in 2009.

TEAM RESULTS
1. Dayton – 57
2. Duquesne – 77
3. Saint Louis – 85
4. George Mason – 102
5. Saint Joseph's – 130
6. La Salle – 165
7. Davidson – 184
8. Fordham – 184
9. Massachusetts – 198
10. George Washington – 254
11. Richmond – 289
12. Rhode Island – 317
13. VCU – 400
14. St. Bonaventure - 463
 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2. Hunter Johnston – 24:42.4
7. Chris Negri – 24:56.0                                                  PR
14. Spencer Danielson – 25:09.3                                     PR
15. Tyler Adgalanis – 25:13.0
19. Kyle Lach – 25:26.2                                                  
30. J.P. Flavin – 25:37.1                                                  PR
42. Ethan Louis – 25:50.9
65. Tom Clark – 26:14.7
72. Jordan Koczenasz – 26:19.7
95. Luke Hoover – 26:59.9
 

COACH'S COMMENTS
"That was unexpected, but a very pleasant surprise," said head coach Jason Ordway. "Hunter ran exactly how we wanted him to. We wanted him to shoot for a 1-5 spot and he finished second. He ran an awesome race. Chris Negri ran great. The performance of the meet though was probably Tyler Adgalanis being right there with Chris and he pulled the whole field along. We put five in the Top 19 and that is a very tough score to beat. The 57 is a formidable score at a conference meet. It was absolutely a team effort though. We moved beautifully as a pack and executed the game plan exactly how we wanted to. It all came together at once. We were able to have everything strike on the same day. We were ninth last year and now we are No. 1. That is a testament to how hard these guys have worked in the offseason. Our strength and conditioning staff has helped us out. The guys themselves putting accountability on each other, and all the miles over the summer. And just believing in ourselves and really competing well at some big meets this year and using that experience to have everything hit on the same day. Go Flyers."
 

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will return to action on Nov. 11 at Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wis. at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet.