Cantine Places First Individually, Four Men Finish Top-10 at DeSales Invitational

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's cross country team previewed the NCAA Regional course as they finished first overall as a team at the DeSales Invitational on Saturday morning.

Aidan Cantine finished first overall individually as Will Sheehy and Atticus Hempel joined the senior at the front of the pack with top-five finishes. Aiden Tomov also ran a strong race as he earned a top-10 finish for the Garnet.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Cantine earned his first collegiate cross country first place finish in the 8k as he led the pack through the corn fields of DeSales University. Cantine crossed the finish line at 25:19.2 to finish 10-seconds ahead of the runner up.

- Sheehy continued to put together an incredible first-year campaign as he earned a third place finish for the Garnet with a time of 25:32.5. Hempel finished behind the first-year in the fourth position with a 25:43.2 effort. The sophomore set a new 8k personal record as Hempel improved his previous best by three seconds.

- Tomov earned a top-10 finish as he placed ninth overall to finish fourth on the team. The senior crossed the finish line at 26:21.6. Tomov was followed by Ben Rosin and Colin DeLaney, who both placed narrowly outside the top-10. Rosin finished with a time of 26:24.5, while DeLaney had a 26:35.5 effort to finish 11th and 12th, respectively. Rosin set a new personal record as he took 20-seconds off his previous record, which he set at last week's Paul Short Run.

- Sam Brody rounded out the team's scorers with a 16th place finish at 26:36.4, while Harrsion Kim ran a 27:21.8 to place 33rd overall. Jay van Adrichem Boogaer also placed inside the top-50 with a time of 27:48.8 to finish 49th.

UP NEXT
The Garnet prepare for the Centennial Conference Championships on October 29.

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