GC men's cross country team sees plenty of movement on career list at Augustana meet

Results

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Four Grinnell College men's cross country runners either moved up the program's all-time chart or jumped onto it at the Augustana College Interregional Invite Gold Division race Saturday.

Jack Lakin '29 was the Pioneers' top runner, finishing 97th in a strong field of 355 runners. Lakin ran the 8-kilometer Saukie Golf Course route in 25 minutes, 36.2 seconds. That time ranks 25th in GC history.

Ben Abelow '28 was 109th in 25:41.6, which ranks 29th for the Pioneers. Greyson Imm '28 and Leif Dahl '29 ran 25:55.9 and 26:00.3, respectively. Imm's time is 42nd all-time and Dahl's clocking is 49th.

Also scoring for Grinnell was Milo Flores '30, who ran 26:13.7. Also for Grinnell, Henry Pickert '30 ran 26:39.8 and Evan Whildin '30 had a time of 26:54.5.

Grinnell was 21st in the team standings with 614 points. Wartburg College won with 64 points and had the individual champ in Isaiah Hammond, who ran 23:46.2.

The Pioneers also had a team in the Blue Division. Grinnell was 24th in that division and was led by Sam Beck '27, who was 154th in 27:04.4.

The Pioneers' next action is the Midwest Conference Championships in Beloit, Wis., on Oct. 31.

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Players Mentioned

Ben Abelow: Junior

Sam Beck: Senior

Leif Dahl: Sophomore

Greyson Imm: Junior

Jack Lakin: Sophomore

Milo Flores: First-Year

Henry Pickert: First-Year

Evan Whildin: First-Year

Players Mentioned

Ben Abelow
: Junior

Sam Beck
: Senior

Leif Dahl
: Sophomore

Greyson Imm
: Junior

Jack Lakin
: Sophomore

Milo Flores
: First-Year

Henry Pickert
: First-Year

Evan Whildin
: First-Year