The No. 10 University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country team earned a second place finish at the Conference Crossover as three Screaming Eagles finished in the top-10.
In a field of 14 teams, USI’s runner-up performance was second to No. 1 Grand Valley State University who had a near perfect finish. The Eagles defeated host and Great Lakes Valley Conference foe, Lewis University who finished third.
Leading USI for the second-consecutive race, junior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) placed eighth with a time of 24 minutes, 56.85 seconds.
Two more Eagles placed in the top-five behind Grau, including seniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana). The duo had nearly identical times as Broughton crossed the line at 24:56.53 in eighth, while Lutz followed with a time of 25:56.54.
Freshman Nathan Hall (Springfield, Missouri) was the fourth fastest USI runner with a time of 25:27.75. Hall was the second fastest freshman in the field. Junior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) rounded out the top-five Eagle runners with a 35th-place finish.
With the regular season now complete for the Eagles, the team gets two weeks off in preparation for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, which takes place October 22 in Rolla, Missouri. USI looks to earn their 12th-consecutive team title and their 13th in the past 14 seasons.
