NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Today the Calvin men's cross-country team hit the road to compete in the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet hosted by Carleton College. The Knights finished their day in nineteenth place and posted a team score of 605.
 
Calvin was led by junior Vaughn Meyer (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) who finished with a time of 25:29.8 while fellow junior Brewer Snay (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North) was close behind at 25:47.2. 
 
Junior Justin Vos (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian) (26:06.8) and sophomore Ian Reynolds (Littleton, Colo./Denver Christian) (26:06.2) finished one right after the other while freshman Nolan Sarkett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) rounded out the scoring for Calvin when he finished with a time of 26:12.2.
 
Also competing in the field was a junior trio made up of Jack DeKruyter (Holland, Mich./Zeeland West) (26:34.5), Pierce Bentley (Kalamazoo, Mich./Otsego) (26:48.8), and Justin Vos (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian) (26:06.8).

COACHES COMMENTS: "We went into this race projected 30th of 36, and finished 19th," said head coach Nicole Kramer. "To be in the top 20 of the Prenationals meet speaks volumes on how far this team has stepped into their own. We've been making incremental progress since the end of last fall. Today these men took a leap of faith, and it stuck. The fast start propelled our guys to fight through each kilometer, hill and turn they faced with many of the top teams in DIII. It's great to see the growth this team has made. We can't wait to do it again in two weeks for our next test." 

UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, October 17th when they travel to Rock Island, Illinois to compete in a meet hosted by Augustana College.