The Aurora University men's cross country finished fourth at the 2018 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon at Oakhurst Forest Preserve.

MEET INFORMATION
FINAL RESULT:  Aurora University 4th place
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Oakhurst Forest Preserve
RACE DISTANCE: 8K
TOTAL RUNNERS: 97 finishers, 11 teams
MEET RESULTS: click here

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Aurora University finished fourth out of 11 teams, three points behind the third place finishers 
- A pair of Spartans earned All-Conference honors as they finished in the top 15 of the NACC competitors which totaled 97 from 11 schools.

The top 7 men's times and places were as follows:
- Brandon Estrada (5th - 25:46.90) - NACC All-Conference
- Carl Way (10th - 26:04.31) - NACC All-Conference
- David Galvan (20th - 26:38.63)
- Matthew Taves (24th - 27:03.72)
- Matt Bush (35th - 27:39.57)
- Nick Valle (40th - 28:01.87)
- Gavin Withaeger (52nd - 28:52.43)

UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan cross country team comes on Thursday, November 1 when they compete in the North Central College Red-White Invite. Meet time is set for 4:00 p.m. at St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Illinois.