The AU men's cross country team won the Regent Invitational at Rockford College finishing with 19 points and 13 runners in the top 16.

Senior Drew Schmitt won the race with a time of 26:38.5 as junior Jordan Tripp finished second with a time of 27:34.2. Sophomore Brandon Miller was fourth (27:54.9), freshman Grady Schroeder was fifth (27:55.3) and junior Pete Jaros finished seventh (28:21.1) rounded out the Spartans scoring in the meet.

Freshman Calvin Robinson (eighth - 28:24.0), sophomore Doug Belling (ninth - 28:27.4), Nick Quiroz (10th - 28:37.9), sophomore Roberto Gonzalez (11th - 28:41.5), freshman Kevin Crozier (13th - 29:07.4), junior Kyle Kayzar (14th - 29:08.6), freshman Aron Nava (15th - 29:16.3), senior Morgan Goetschel (16th - 29:22.5) and senior Dale Bolthouse (22nd - 31:38.5) rounded out the Spartans competing in the meet.

Next action for the Spartan men's cross country team comes on Saturday, October 13 when theyt travel to the Jim Drews Invitational at the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse. Meet time is set for 10:00 a.m. in West Salem, Wis.