From University of Chicago Athletics

The University of Chicago men's cross country team took seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday.

In the men's 8K race, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (54 points) and North Central College (60) beat the rest of the 38-team field by a wide margin. UChicago was seventh with 170 points, finishing just two points behind host Augustana College and four ahead of Washington-St. Louis. A total of 257 runners participated.

For the second-consecutive year, senior Michael Frasco was the first Maroon to cross the finish line at Regionals. He finished 10th overall with a 24:41 mark to earn his second All-Region honor. Junior Gareth Jones was 21st with a time of 24:49.0 and achieved All-Region for the second time.

UChicago men's top finishers

Michael Frasco (Sr.) – 10th place, 24:41.1
Gareth Jones (Jr.) – 21st place, 24:49.0
Peter Kreuch (So.) – 42nd place, 25:20.0
Timofey Karginov (Jr.) – 47th place, 25:25.1
Henry Blood (Sr.) – 50th place, 25:29.2
Eyal Hanfling (Jr.) – 61st place, 25:44.0
Jacob Gosselin (Fr.) – 141st place, 27:00.4