Meet Information
Race: NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional - 8K
Location: Akron, Ohio - Silver Creek Cross Country Course, hosted by John Carroll University
Short Story: The Barons posted several new PRs while placing 32nd at the NCAA Regional Meet.

Results

Race Highlights
The Franciscan Men's Cross Country made the trip north to the Silver Creek Cross Country Course in the Akron area for the second time this season, as this is the same course that they started the 2023 season at in September.

Conal Delaney showed continued progress throughout the season, as he posted a season-best time of 25:47.7 to place 110th out of  278 runners. Next to finish for Franciscan would be Andrew Madigan. His time of 26:31.93 would be a career-best time for the sophomore. Seamus Sommers would also post a new career-best time, as he posted a time of 27:26.60. Fourth to finish for Franciscan would be Anthony Pucillo. His time of 28:12.02 beat his previous best time in an 8K race by over a minute. Nathaniel Tokarsky would be the fifth to finish, as he posted a season-best time of 28:13.34 in his last collegiate cross country meet. Tokarsky will be greatly missed, as the Barons return most of their talented, young roster for next season.

That would result in 908 points for the Barons to place 32nd out of 40 teams. Host, John Carroll, would take home the team title with 69 points. Wilmington runner, Simon Heys, defended his title of individual regional champion, as he won by nearly 10 seconds over the second-place finisher.

Baron Top Finishers
110th  Conal Delaney             25:47.64
160th  Andrew Madigan         26:31.93
195th  Seamus Sommers      27:26.60
221st  Anthony Pucillo           28:12.02
222nd  Nathaniel Tokarsky     28:13.34
251st Eduardo Torres             29:48.66
253rd Leland Blair                   29:52.17

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