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