GLASSBORO, N.J.—Swarthmore College Men's Cross Country competed against some of the top teams from the Mideast and Atlantic region, including five teams ranked in the top-35 nationally and finished in 16th place overall.
The Garnet recorded 430 points in Saturday's Inter-Regional Border Battle, with the highest finish being 42. The Garnet averaged 26:28.59 on the 8K course for a total time of 2:21:22.93. Swarthmore finished 53 points ahead of Johns Hopkins University which is currently ranked No. 18 in the country.
Swarthmore's
Corey Branch ran a team-best 25:47.45 and set a personal best in the process.
John Gagnon also set a personal best at 25:55.04 to finish in 50th place.
Mike McConville ran in 26:43.02 for 106 points.
Paul Green finished in 26:57.92, and
Will Sullivan was close behind at 26:59.50, a new personal best for him.
Saturday's meet was the last of the regular season before the Centennial Conference Championship on Oct. 31. The championship will be held in Stevenson, Md.
Complete Results
