Meet Information
Race: Bethany Invite - 8K
Location: Bethany, W.Va.
Short Story: The Barons, led by their youth, place third at local rival, Bethany

Results

Race Highlights
Franciscan Men's Cross Country made the short trip to Bethany on Saturday morning to compete in their invitational. Underclassmen led the way in the first 8K race of the season, as they placed third.

Seamus Sommers was the first to finish, as he placed fifth. He was second among the NCAA Division III runners in this 56-runner field. A pair of freshmen were the next finishers for the Barons, as they jumped up to the 8K distance. Bruns placed eighth, and McKnight finished 18th. Daniel Wilson and Micah Bragg finished back-to-back in the 20th and 21st to round out the top five finishers for Franciscan. 

That gave Franciscan 72 points to place third, second among NCAA Division III teams, as Saint Vincent just edged them out. Division II West Liberty had 22 points to win the meet.

Baron Top Finishers
5th Seamus Sommers          27:37.0
8th Maxwell Bruns                27:53.1
18th Jack McKnight               28:59.8
20th Daniel Wilson               29:22.6
21st Micah Bragg                   29:31.2
22nd Aidan Mohr                   29:43.2
25th John Luke Rivers            30:00.0
31st Eduardo Torres                30:41.5
41st Chris Geiger                   31:54.9
43rd Mitch Sagan                     32:34.7
44th Thomas Baus                   32:49.0
48th Callum Wallenfang          33:44.5
49th Dominic Young                 34:00.4

Up Next
Franciscan will remain busy, as they head to the All-Ohio Championship on Friday. It will be hosted by Division II Cedarville, but several of the best Division III teams in the Great Lakes Region will be in attendance. Last season, the Barons placed 12th out of 26 teams with Andrew Madigan placing 18th overall.

Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races
The Annual Kelly Roggensack Memorial Races will take place for the 18th time in its history, once again kicking off a busy Saturday on Homecoming Weekend. The races will begin at 8 am on September 27th, 2025, with the 1K Kids Fun Run followed by the 5K Run & 3K Walk at 8:20 am. Click here for more info and signup

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