MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

The Forester men’s cross country team kicked off their season Friday evening by finishing 17th out of 22 teams with 489 points at the Twilight Invite hosted by Indiana Wesleyan.

THE ESSENTIALS
Location: Wildcat XC Course, Marion, Ind.
Distance: 8K
Number of runners: 278

HU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
79 (77) – Jonah Lemmon – 27:02.00
90 (78) – Jaden Kropp – 27:02.10
116 (90) – Isaac Combs – 27:28.60
143 (103) – Kaden Vogel – 27:54.80
239 (141) – Jaden Binkley – 30:07.40
248 (143) – Tyler Loucks – 30:41.00
269 (151) – Gabe King – 33:35.40

HU TOP-5 SUMMARY
Team Time: 2:19.34.90
Average Time:  27:54.98

TOP-5 TEAM FINISHES
1 – Taylor (62)
2 – Indiana Wesleyan (79)
3 – Rio Grande (95)
4 – IU East (170)
5 – Grace (175)

LOOKING FORWARD
The Foresters are back in action September 20 for the Larry Young Invitational hosted by Columbia College (Mo.).

OTHER NOTABLES
Huntington enters the 2024 season unranked but finished 25th in last year’s NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Final Rating.