The Aurora University men's cross country team competed in one of their largest meets all year at the Augustana College Brissman-Lundeen Invitational. AU placed an impressive 13^th out of 48 eligible teams while facing some of the best competition in the Midwest.

Junior Alex Duncan led the way with an astounding lifetime best of 26:12 placing 67^th for attached runners. When asked about his race Alex had this to say: "I was surprised with how well I was able to run, but at the end of the day it was my teammates who kept me focused and motivated."

The rest of the top seven were as follows:
Senior Jesus Quiroz (26:21 80^th)
Sophomore TJ Pitcock (26:22 84^th)
Junior Jimmy Baeskens (26:28 93^rd)
Junior Matt Meyers (101^th 26:39)
Junior Nick Shaw (106^th 26:42)
Junior Edward Chanon (120^th 26:56).

Rounding out the top ten for the Spartans were:
Senior Calvin Robinson (156^th 27:02)
Freshman Jordan Sherman (222^nd 27:38)
Junior Ryan Fromm (226^th 27:39).
(Places outside of the top 7 include unattached runners).

Next action for the Spartan men comes on Friday, October 9 when they travel to the Benedictine University Eagle Invitational. Meet time is set for 4:45 p.m. in Warrenville, Illinois.