LEBANON, Pa. – The Messiah men's cross country team placed first out of 20 total teams at the Dutchmen Cross Country Invite (8K). The Falcons had 49 team points as Ursinus College (74) and Lebanon Valley College (85) came in second and third place, respectively. Leading Messiah was Logan Horst, notching a second-place finish (26:16).
Overall, Messiah had 22 runners competing in Saturday's competition. Horst paced the Falcons with a time of 26:16, falling short of the winning runner (Giles Daley, Ursinus) by just four seconds. Behind Horst was Kyle Costello, earning a fourth-place finish, crossing the line in 26:57. The Falcons had six runners place in the top-thirty of the event. Putting in strong performances behind Horst and Costello were Andrew Hutchinson (sixth-place, 27:06), Josiah Moyer (12th-place, 27:21), Noah Calisti (25th-place, 27:48), and Isaac Covert (30th-place, 28:11). Senior Matt Higgs turned in a quality performance as well, recording a time of 28:15.
Horst and Costello have now finished in the top-ten in both the Falcons' opening two competitions of the season. Horst ran at a pace of 3:17/kilometer, as Costello ran at 3:22/kilometer.
What's Up Next
The Falcons compete in the Long-Short Invitational (8K) at Dickinson College on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 10:30 a.m.
