MEET RESULTS

ETTRICK, Wis. -- The Augsburg College men's cross country team finished in 16th place at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational at the Ettrick Golf Club on Saturday.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 16th/21 (445)
LOCATION: Ettrick Golf Club, Ettrick, Wis.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Abdullahi Salan (JR, Burnsville, Minn.) led the Auggie men, finishing 43rd with a time of 26:05.
• The Auggies second finisher in the eight-kilometer race was Mohamed Mohamed (SR, Eden Prairie, Minn.), who finished with a time of 26:34, 59th overall.
• Chris Huss (JR, Jordan, Minn.) finished third for the Auggies, 105th overalll, with a time of 27:52.
• Andrew McGillvary (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS) and Luke Erickson (JR, Chippewa Falls, Wis.) rounded out the top five for the Auggies finishing with times of 28:37 and 28:44 respectively. 
• Ryan Moore (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael/Albertville HS) and Ben Erickson (FY, Andover, Minn./PACT Charter School) also competed for the Auggies, finishing with times of 29:19.7 and 29:40.5 respectively. 

FOR THE FOES
• Medalist Eric Colvin finished the race with a time of 24:43 to lead the University of Minnesota to first place in a very competitive field with 52 points.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MEGHAN PEYTON
• "The men ran a very respectable race today. We had 6 of our top 7 men run season best times. Abdul Salan lead the way for the men, missing his lifetime best by only 6 seconds. We are in a perfect position as we go into the Championship portion of the season. We are looking forward to strong showings at the MIAC and NCAA Central Region Championships."

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will prepare for the MIAC Championships in St. Paul, Minn. on Saturday (10/31).