UPLAND, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan men's cross country took the course at the Taylor XC Farm for the Crossroads League Championship meet on Friday morning. Two Wildcats earned All-League honors after finishing in the Top-15 individually. Eli Fullerton crossed the finish line first as the individual champion with a new course record time of 24:52.7. Josh Bainbridge finished 11th with a time of 25:27.9.

 

WILDCAT TOP-7

• FULL RESULTS
• 1 - Eli Fullerton - 24:52.7
• 11 - Josh Bainbridge - 25:27.9
• 17 - Hunter Wasnich - 25:47.5
• 19 - Ben Neideck - 25:53.5
• 20 - Braden Vernot - 25:53.6
• 21 - Trenton Sweet - 25:55.7
• 22 - Braden Sweet - 25:56.8

TOP-5 TEAMS

• 1 - Spring Arbor // 58 points // 2-7-10-16-23 (33) (42)
• 2 - Indiana Wesleyan // 68 points // 1-11-17-19-20 (21) (22)
• 3 - Taylor // 70 points // 3-12-13-18-24 (27) (29)
• 4 - Marian // 81 points // 6-8-14-25-28 (43) (45)
• 5 - Grace // 102 points // 5-9-26-30-32 (34) (39)

BEILER PERSPECTIVE

• "The team fought hard today," said Brody Beiler, Head Cross Country Coach. "Overall we had some really great performances. It wasn't the day we wanted, but we're in a great position to finish the season strong at NAIA Nationals. A special shoutout to Eli Fullerton running a phenomenal race. He dropped the hammer in the last 1K to take the win with a new course record."

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats will turn their focus to the NAIA National Championship on Nov. 22 in Columbia, Missouri.

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