NEW CONCORD, Ohio -- The Washington & Jefferson men's cross country team placed eight runners in the top 14 as they earned a season opening victory at the Muskingum University Opener Wednesday in New Concord, Ohio. Muskingum hosted the 6K event at Agnes Moorehead Farm.
Aden Dressler (Evans City, Pa./Butler) was W&J's top finisher. Dressler finished fourth with a time of 21:43.1.
Julian Paul (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) cruised in right behind Dressler, placing him fifth with a time of 21:50.8.
Paul Collier (Heath, Ohio/Heath) ran to a seventh-place finish for W&J with a time of 22:29.3.
The next three finishers for W&J were freshmen.
Brock Pennington (North East, Pa./North East) finished eighth with a time of 22:40.3. In ninth-place was
Max Donaty (Westborough, Mass./Westborough), who recorded a time of 22:44.2.
Jake Sinclair (Beallsville, Pa./Beth-Center) rounded out the top 10 with his time of 22:48.2.
Nick Millison (Salem, Ohio/South Range) placed twelfth, as he crossed the finish line in 23:19.1.
Clay Yeager (Mifflintown, Pa./Juniata) came in 14th at 24:01.8.
The Presidents finished in first place among the three teams with a team score of 33. Muskingum (37) was second and Marietta (62) finished in third place.
W&J returns to competition at the Bethany Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 11.
