SALISBURY, N.C. – The Anderson University men's cross country team finished second in the Fleet Feet Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 4) to kick off the 2021 season with a total time of 2:14.27 and a score of 34, including four individuals placing in the top 10.
In the 8k (4.97 miles), Patrick Berlejung led the Trojans with a time of 26:19.6 to come in third place. Spain Vaughan (26:30.6) and David Mahnke (26:53.1) came in fourth and fifth, respectively. Ty Nelson notched an eighth place finish with a mark of 27:05.2. Senior Philip Quillen came in 14th by running a 27:37.8. Ben Elson (29:10.6) Brandon Wilson (29:39.1), and David Williams (29:43.2) also ran for Anderson.
"As a season opening race, we learned a lot from today that we will take with us going into the next meet," said coach Kevin Eagle. "As a team, we were only running about half of our squad for various reasons. We were able to put together some solid individual performances to propel us to a 2nd place team finish."
The Trojans will continue their season on September 18th, when they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. for the Converse Regional Preview. Results can be found at www.autrojans.com.
