ROANOKE, Va. – The Messiah Men's Cross Country team concluded the regular season on Saturday morning at the Roanoke College South Region Showdown.
Kaleb Kabakjian led the Falcons, earning the top spot in the 8k field of 172 runners, crossing the line in a time of 24:54.1 after taking the lead through the 6k mark. A 10
th place finish from
Samuel Hennett with a time of 25:44.7 helped to secure the third-place team finish for the Falcons, with 104 points. Ohio Northern claimed the team title with 39 points while Washington and Lee finished second with 70 points.
The Falcons will return to action at 11:00 a.m. at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Stevenson University.
Action on the Course
Kaleb Kabakjian earned the individual win after crossing in a time of 24:51.1. Kabakjian battled his way into the top ten at the midway point of the race before taking the top spot at the 6k check and maintaining his lead through the finish.
Samuel Hennett continued his strong running for the Falcons, finishing in 10
th with a time of 25:44.7.
Micah Kao and
Matthew Yost were the next Falcons to cross the line, finishing in times of 26:14.2 and 26:19.8 to finish 25
th and 29
th, respectively. The trio of
Burke Heltzel,
Nathan Hutchinson, and
Eli McClymont finished in close succession, with Heltzel leading the way in a time of 26:39.4. Hutchinson crossed the line in a time of 26:40.4 with McClymont close behind in a time of 26:42.3.
The next pair of Falcons across the line was
Bradley Kreider and
Ryan Klemick, with Kreider turning in a time of 26:51.5 and Klemick finishing in a time of 26:57.3.
Jackson Kay was the next Falcon finisher, crossing in a time of 27:03.7.
Samuel Meyer ran a steady race, crossing in a time of 27:08.4. The duo of
Nathan Seibert and
Larsen Cooper ran a steady race together, crossing in respective times of 27:23.0 and 27:23.5.
Caden Sarkett finished with a time of 27:41.7.
Nathan Steen was the final Falcon to finish in the top 100, crossing the line in a time of 27:57.8.
The duo of Luke Action and
Jared Walker finished back-to-back with Acton crossing in a time of 28:37.9 before Walker crossed in a time of 28:38.7.
Samuel Mateer was the next Falcon to cross the line, finishing in a time of 28:55.7 before
Matthew Rush crossed in a time of 29:10.0.
Daniel Satariano crossed the line in a time of 29:21.8 before
Alastair Shea and
Evan Sarkett rounded out the Falcon efforts with times of 32:55.3 and 32:55.9, respectively.
Up Next
The Falcons will return to action at 11:00 a.m. at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Stevenson University.
