GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Top 10 individual finishes Tyler Anderson and Miguel Garcia enabled the University of St. Francis men's cross country team to earn a No. 7 placement out of 22 teams in the maroon division at the Aquinas College (Mich.) NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on Saturday morning. The meet featured 12 teams either ranked or receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll.

NAIA No. 5 Madonna University claimed bragging rights with its 32-point total.  The Crusaders were followed by No. 10 Marian University (Ind.) (117).  USF totaled 228 points, which topped No. 25 Indiana University Southeast by one point.

Tyler Anderson finished ninth overall in a field of 191 runners.  He completed the 8K course in 24:30.3, just 28.2 seconds off the top time.  That went to Goshen College's (Ind.) Jesse Songo at 24:02.1.

Miguel Garcia also placed among the top 10 runners for the Saints at No. 10.  He finished with a time of 34:32.1.  The rest of USF's scoring came from Alberto Fernandez Arango (21st, 24:46.3), Spencer Moreno (97th, 25:50.1) and Cris Estanol (99th, 25:51.7).

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The Saints will stay at home to compete in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Channahon Community Park.

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