Cross Country

Eustis Leads Cross Country to Third Place at Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge

The American University men's cross country team ran well Saturday afternoon, placing third at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge in Williamsburg, Va. Colin Eustis was the Eagles top finisher in ninth place while Jeff Brannigan and Craig Brown placed 11th and 16th, respectively.

Eustis paced American with a time of 26:07.8 to place ninth. He was followed by Brannigan in 11th place who finished in 26:10.7. Brown rounded out the Eagles top-20 finishers as he placed 16th in 26:27.9. Also scoring for American were Ryan Williams (21st) and Mark Leininger (25th).

American finished third overall in the team competition. The Eagles trailed only Tennessee and #15 William & Mary but defeated Norfolk State, Hampton, Howard, Longwood and Christopher Newport.

Both the men's and women's teams will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the George Mason Invitational in Manassas, Va.

 

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