Men's Cross Country Finishes Fourth at Furman

GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Mars Hill men's cross country team scored a fourth place finish in the non-NCAA Division I portion of the Furman Classic on Saturday morning. Mars Hill finished with 126 points and was the top finishing South Atlantic Conference school at the meet. Lee University was the winner with 74 points.

Alex Griggs led Mars Hill with a sixth place finish, completing the 8-kilometer race in 25:31.62. Garrett Farrimond finished in 11^th (26:04.20), with Nathan Jones earning a 17^th place finish (26:10.24). Nick Resor finished in 43^rd place (27:27.62) followed by Cesar Reyes in 49^th (27:42.06). Daniel Lerner finished in 70^th place (28:44.90) with Justin Sestan's 73th place finish (28:57.96) being the final scoring positon for the Lions.

Other finishers for Mars Hill include Noah Allison (29:04.53), Chase Shermer (29:15.49), Jonathan Spence (29:53.89), Nathan Wheeler (30:03.29) and Trey Heavener (31:00.67).

The Lions will take a week off before competing in the Wingate Invitational on September 26.