SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The Harper College men’s cross country team placed three runners in the top-10 at the season-opening Waubonsee Invite on Saturday morning and took third place as a team at the meet.
The start of the 2nd Annual Hawks/Chiefs Invitational was delayed due to lightning, and because of the weather conditions, both the men’s and women’s race were run at the same time on a 3 mile course. The Hawks scored 61 points in the meet to place behind only Morton College (44 points, first place because of tiebreaker) and Waubonsee Community College (44 points, second place)
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Despite the sloppy course conditions, sophomores Adam Brauer (Palatine, lll./Palatine), Will Troman (/Streamwood), and T.J. Paton (Fairfield, Calif./Hersey) all had strong showings under tough conditions. Brauer crossed the finish line in 16:54.4 to take fourth place. Troman was just a few seconds behind in fifth place at 16:58.5, and Paton crossed in 17:17.8 to take ninth place overall. Additionally, fellow sophomore Omar Alhayek (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) placed 40th in a time of 19:13.2.
A trio of freshmen made their college cross country debuts and performed well. Eddie Lamas (/Schaumburg) took 23rd place overall in a time of 18:03.8 while Travis Rauch (/Schaumburg) captured 25th in 18:20.4. Timothy Geary (/Palatine) placed 43rd with a finishing time of 19:27.7.
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The Hawks will not compete in a week on Labor Day weekend but will be back in action at the Aurora Invite on Friday, Sept. 11 at 5 PM.
