Meet Information
Race: Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic - 8K
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Short Story: Barons post several PRs in their first of two trips to Louisville in 2025

Results

Race Highlights
Ten runners made the trip to Louisville to compete among over 400 runners. The Barons rank in the blue 8K, which was a field of mostly Division III schools, but also some Division II, Division I, and NAIA institutions. This will be the first of two trips to Louisville this season, as the Barons will compete in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional on the same track in November.

Maxwell Bruns led the way for the Barons with a collegiate-best time of 26:09.2. He was the third-fastest Division III freshmen in the field, as the newcomer continues to show improvement each and every week. In 98th, Seamus Sommers posted a collegiate-best time as well. He ran a 26:26.9 almost 20 seconds faster than the junior's previous PR. Third to finish for the Barons was Luke Hurley with a time of 27:26.0 Daniel Wilson also posted a collegiate-best time while being the fourth-best finisher for Franciscan. Rounding out the top five was Aidan Mohr just five seconds behind Wilson.

The Barons placed 32nd out of the 44 competing teams with 824 points. Otterbein took home the team title with 153 points. 

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish
62nd Maxwell Bruns                26:09.2
98th Seamus Sommers          26:26.9
194th  Luke Hurley                   27:26.0
232nd  Daniel Wilson               28:09.8
238th  Aidan Mohr                   28:16.0
250th Jack McKnight               28:33.9
257th Micah Bragg                  28:33.9
352nd John Luke Rivers            29:28.5
364th Eduardo Torres               29:48.5
384thth Chris Geiger                   30:41.8

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Meet Information
Race: Daniel Mullen Memorial Invitational - 8K
Location: New Concord, Ohio

Results

Race Highlights
Franciscan sent five runners to Muskingum on a hot October weekend. Baus was the fastest Baron of the group in 55th place. Sagan placed 65th with Wallenfang not far behind him. Dominic Young placed 73rd, and Andrew Baird placed 84th. Case Western won with a score of 28 points, as the Barons placed seventh in this small meet.

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish
55th Thomas Baus                  33:08.2
65th Mitch Sagan                     34:29.0
69th Callum Wallenfang          34:48.6
73rd Dominic Young                 35:51.6
84th Andrew Baird                 41:08.3

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action in two weeks at Oberlin. In what has become a yearly staple on the schedule, they will compete in the Inter-Regional Rumble. Several of the best teams in the Great Lakes Region will be in attendance, as this will be the last regular season meet of the season. 

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