THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes 13th
What: NCAA Div. III Mid-Atlantic men's cross country regional
When: Saturday, Nov. 15
Where: Newville, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg placed its top four runners in the top 100 to finish 13th at the NCAA Div. III Mid-Atlantic Regional hosted at Big Spring High School. The Bullets recorded 382 at points among the 31 competing teams.
THE LEADERS
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Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) led the Bullets with a 55th-place showing, breaking 27 minutes with a time of 26:59.3 on the 8,000-meter course.
FOR THE FOES
• Johns Hopkins won the regional title with 23 points, placing all seven of its runners in the top nine individually.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Asher Leuzzi (Weston, Conn./Weston) crossed the line 62nd with a time of 27:06.7.
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Jack Rogers (Gaithersburg, Md./Good Counsel) was 82nd with a time of 27:47.1.
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Mick Lorenger (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) finished 89th with a time of 27:54.3.
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Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn./Wooster School) placed 104th with a time of 28:13.8.
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Baxter Merriam (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough) was 107th (28:19.1) while
John Murphy IV (Grantham, N.H./Northfield Mount Hermon School) was 125th (28:43).
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 218 runners completed the 8,000-meter distance at Big Spring High School.
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Maddon McNicholas turned in the Bullets' fifth-ranked time on the course while
Asher Leuzzi's time ranks seventh at Big Spring.
