Men's Cross Country Concludes NCAA Championships

SAINT LEO, FLA. – The Mars Hill men’s cross country team competed in the 2016 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships on Saturday morning.

November 19, 2016

SAINT LEO, FLA. – The Mars Hill men's cross country team competed in the 2016 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships on Saturday morning. The Lions finished 29^th out of 32 teams, but was the top-finishing South Atlantic Conference team.

Nathan Jones capped off his final cross country race with a 138^th place finish, which was also good enough for first on the team with a time of 32:53.7. Brandon Beard and Garrett Farrimond were able to capture second and third on the team with times of 33:24.8 and 33:38, respectively. Beard had the best split time (4:13.4) of all Mars Hill runners on the morning. Noah Allison and Gil Gilreath finished neck-and-neck in 196^th and 198^th.

Nick Resor ran a great time of 34:57.6 while Tucker Dandenault finished his first career nationals appearance with a respectable time of 36:13.5.