SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Dayton men's cross country team finished in 16^th place on Friday, at the Joe Piane Invitational. The competitive meet featured some of the top teams from the US and Canada. This race was the Flyers third of the season and their second 8k. Four Flyers established new PRs in the 8k.
 
Graduate Student Sam Duncan finished in 26^th place with a time of 24:43 to be the first Flyer to cross the finish line. He was followed by Senior Connor Ewert, who posted a personal best 25:10 and Graduate Student Isaac Burkart at 25:32. Two freshmen rounded out the scoring for Dayton as Jacob Herzog crossed the line at 25:48, a new PR for him. He was followed closely by Andrew Wilcox at 25:53, who was making his 8k collegiate debut. 

Results

(26) Sam Duncan- 24:43.9
(54) Connor Ewert- 25:10.0- PR
(80) Isaac Burkart- 25:32.1
(94) Jacob Herzog- 25:48.1- PR
(105) Andrew Wilcox- 25:53.0- 8k Debut
(127) Logan Arnold- 26:31.7- PR
(131) Noah Locke- 26:37.0- PR

 
UP NEXT
 
The Flyers will race next on October 18, when they travel to Peoria, Illinoios for the Bradley Pink Invitational, hosted by Bradley University.