The Aurora University men's cross country team got a up close look of competing with the Midwest regions top teams and finished with an eighth place result on Saturday morning.

MEET INFORMATION
FINAL RESULT:  Aurora University eighth place
LOCATION: Winneconne, Wisconsin – Lake Breeze Golf Course
RACE DISTANCE: 8k
 
PERSPECTIVE FROM COACH NICOLE FARR:
- Our team performed well today. In a crowded field it's difficult to find teammates early on, but we formed packs of 2-3 that pushed and pulled each other forward. The wet course made for slower than usual times on this course, but we had five athletes in the top 100 which met our team goal. Carl Way and David Galvan ran very well together near the front, while Anthony Barrios and Brandon Estrada competed well over the second half of the race. Matt Taves and Jeremiah Cooley held on for the team despite having higher personal goals, but I'm proud of how we rose to the challenge today. Mentally and physically, this team is going to be ready for the championship season coming up. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Aurora University finished eighth out of 21 teams.

TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS
Carl Way – 22nd - 26:25.2
David Galvan - 23rd - 26:25.6
Anthony Barrios - 47th - 26:57.9
Brandon Estrada – 63rd - 27:09.5
Matthew Taves – 75th - 27:23.3
Matt Bush - 194th - 28:56.3
Dylan Powers - 195th - 28:56.6
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's cross country teams comes on Saturday, October 28 when they run in the 2017 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship. The men's race kicks off at 11:00 a.m. at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wisconsin.