WATERFORD, Conn. – The Ohio Wesleyan University men's cross country team traveled to Connecticut to race in the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday morning. The Bishops placed 29th out of 33 teams, scoring 756 points.
Perry Jackson managed to place within the top 100 runners for the Bishops.
Tenth-ranked MIT (52) finished first, followed by 16th-ranked Williams (78), 21st-ranked Wesleyan (96), 15th-ranked Tufts (138), and 29th-ranked Bates (117) in the top five.
Perry Jackson,
Caleb Martin, and
Tyler Stricker were OWU's top three finishers. Jackson ran a 26:53.6 placing 97th and scoring 85 points. Martin came in 180th running a 27:53.2 to score 148 points. Stricker placed 196th running 28:04.1 to score 162 points.
Lucas Weaver and
Eli Creed were the final two scorers for OWU. Weaver ran a 28:13.3 for 212nd place and scored 175 points. Creed came in 232nd with a 28:26.4 to score 186 points.
Haden Kirkham and
Colby Sprague were the displacers for the Red and Black. Kirkham ran a 28:33.2 for 244th place. Sprague strided a 28:56.7 for 265th.
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Ohio Wesleyan now sets their sights on the NCAC Championship on Saturday, October 31 at 11 a.m.
