ST. LEO, Fla.—Junior Noah Hufnagel (Santa Claus, Indiana) posted a top-20 finish as University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country finished 26th out of 34 teams Saturday morning at the NCAA II Championships.
Hufnagel concluded the 10-kilometer race in 30 minutes, 50.50 seconds to finish 17th in the 245-competitor field. He earns All-America honors for the first time in his collegiate career with his finish, making him the 24th men’s competitor in program history to earn All-America honors on the cross country course.
USI finished with 615 points and an average team time of 33:10 on a warm and humid day. Sophomore Braden Nicholson (Claremont, Illinois) and junior Titus Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) finished 126th and 147th, respectively, while senior Wyat Harmon (Fredericktown, Ohio) and junior Cameron Cox(Huntsville, Alabama) were 162nd and 232nd.
Freshman Silas Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) was 243rd, while sophomore Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) was unable to finish after placing 144th midway through the 10k competition.
The Eagles turn their attention to their indoor track & field season, which begins in early December with some early bird meets.
