Men's Cross Country Finishes 8th at JSU Invitational

Oxford, AL. - The MMI men's cross country team earned another top 10 finish this past weekend, finishing 8th at the JSU Foothills Invitational.  Once again freshman Nicholas Abbinanti III paced the squad with a 27:04 time in the 8k event.  That time was good for 15th place overall among 183 total runners in the non-Division I race.

Colin Bonds (28:48) and James Lagrone (28:55) finished 65th and 67th for Marion.  They were followed by Cameron Covington (29:41), Mackenzie Ammons (29:50), Sean Welsh (30:28), Mills Harrison (33:40), Brandon LaFayette, Jr. (37:12), and Nicholas Mackey (39:51).  Below are the team results (* indicates two-year colleges).

Team Results

1 Emory     26:28

2 Tennessee Wesleyan  27:38

3 William Carey 27:40

4 Piedmont 27:56 

5 Valdosta State 28:13 

6 West Georgia 28:45

7 Blue Mountain 28:45 

*8 Marion Military 28:51

9 Loyola- New Orleans 29:31 

10 Spring Hill 29:40 

11 Birmingham Southern 30:15 

12 Millsaps 30:17 

*13 Wallace State 30:24 

14 Point University 31:41 

15 Huntingdon 31:52 

16 Shorter 33:15 

17 Tuskegee 34:29 

18 Clark Atlanta 34:54 

19 Rust 39:16 

20 Miles 43:46