The Aurora University Spartan men's cross country team defended their Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship, capturing the 2013 crown by a 15 point advantage.
Spartan freshman
Matt Meyers set the pace for AU by winning the 2013 NACC individual championship and being named NACC Runner and Freshman of the Year. He crossed the finish line with a time of 26:38.8. For his teams strong efforts all season, Head Coach
Ryan Chapman was named the NACC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Meyers was not solely responsible for the Spartan Championship as he was followed by scorers
Jimmy Baeskens (third - 26:57.1),
Alex Duncan (ninth - 27:46.2),
Nick Quiroz (15th - 28:05.5) and
Ben Ervin (17th - 28:07.5).
Adding to the strong showing for AU were
Brandon Miller (21st - 28:14.8),
D.J. Wolfram (22nd - 28:20.0),
Malik Dorris (24th - 28:30.8), Jaime Charles (25th - 28:32.5),
Ryan Fromm (27th - 28:40.9),
Calvin Robinson (28th - 28:44.5),
Matt Swanson (29th - 28:50.3),
Nick Cole (31st - 28:52.3),
Kevin Crozier (38th - 29:02.7),
Doug Belling (40th - 29:04.8),
Kyle Kayzar (41st - 29:05.2),
Luke Miller (46th - 29:13.9),
Nick Shaw (48th - 29:23.3),
Roberto Gonzalez (53rd - 29:46.7),
Dan Morgan (54th - 29:53.1),
Kun Deng (56th - 29:57.2),
Pete Jaros (57th - 30:00.6),
Mitch Fox (63rd - 30:52.8),
Ricky Perkins (64th - 30:57.0),
Marlon Morales (67th - 31:11.9),
Cole Goshert (74th - 31:44.3),
Cody McDougall (78th - 32:04.0), Alex carter (85th - 32:17.7),
Kevin Price (86th - 32:24.2),
Aron Nava (87th - 32:33.3) and
John Reyes (100th - 35:35.1).
Next action for the Spartan men's cross country team comes on Saturday, November 16 when they compete in the 2013 NCAA Midwest Regional hosted by Augustana College. Meet time is set for 12:00 p.m. in Rock Island, Ill.
