Men’s Cross Country Hosts Alumni Meet

The Gustavus men’s cross country team hosted its annual Alumni Meet in the Arboretum. Twenty-nine runners participated in the 5,000 meter event, including 17 members of the Gustavus team and 12 former Gusties. John Leaf, who graduated last season, placed first with a time of 15:26. The top Gustavus runner was Anders Bowman who finished…

Mark Hartman finished third overall, with a time of 15:52.
Mark Hartman finished third overall, with a time of 15:52.

The Gustavus men sprinting as the race begins.
The Gustavus men sprinting as the race begins.

The Gustavus men’s cross country team hosted its annual Alumni Meet in the Arboretum. Twenty-nine runners participated in the 5,000 meter event, including 17 members of the Gustavus team and 12 former Gusties. John Leaf, who graduated last season, placed first with a time of 15:26. The top Gustavus runner was Anders Bowman who finished second in a time of 15:41. The scores for the meet were Gustavus 23, Alumni 38.

The Gusties run next on September 19, at 11:00 a.m. as the team travels to Northfield for the St. Olaf Invite.

Results:

John Leaf: 15:26 – Alumni
Anders Bowman: 15:41 – Gustavus
Mark Hartman: 15:52 – Gustavus
James Sorenson: 15:53 – Alumni
John Kennedy: 16:06 – Gustavus
Mark Bartley: 16:11 – Gustavus
Nick Ross: 16:14 – Gustavus
Carson Smith: 16:16 – Gustavus
Kurt Prieve: 16:17 – Gustavus
Dan Foley: 16:43 – Almni
Brent Magnuson: 16:45 – Alumni
Adam Lund: 16:45 – Gustavus
Jeremy Kuhn: 16:48 – Gustavus
Alex Thornton: 17:24 – Gustavus
Mark Petersen: 17:25 – Gustavus
Max Hanson: 17:44 – Gustavus
Finn Kuusisto: 17:53 – Alumni
Steve Grimsby: 17:53 – Gustavus
Mark Hall: 17:59 – Alumni
Cristian Raether: 18:01 – Gustavus
Darrick Proehl: 18:02 – Alumni
Drew Skanlund: 18:04 – Alumni
Nate Porath: 18:11 – Alumni
Andrew Nelson: 18:38 – Gustavus
Ben Whalen: 18:40 – Gustavus
Jared Stevens: 19:20 – Alumni
Ryan Taylor: 19:35 – Alumni
Eric Bly: 19:44 – Gustavus
Paul Sellers: 22:56 – Alumni