WESTMINSTER, Md. – The Swarthmore College men's cross country team finished in fourth place at the Centennial Conference Championships hosted by McDaniel College on Saturday.
 
The Garnet had three runners finish in the top 20, led by rookie Cohen Manges, whose 11^th-place finish earned him All-Centennial Second Team honors. It is the third straight year that Swarthmore has boasted an All-Centennial runner. Colin DeLaney and Ben Rosin came in 16^th and 20^th place respectively.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Manges was the top rookie in the meet, crossing in a time of 26:42.1. He was on pace with the leaders at the one-mile mark before sliding back through the remainder of the 8K race.
 
- DeLaney and Rosin had times of 27:12.6 and 27:27.5 respectively. DeLaney was 11 seconds behind the #14 runner and the last All-Centennial spot.
 
- Harrison Kim came in 22^nd place with a time of 27:30.3. DeLaney, Rosin, and Kim all earned their best career placement at the Centennial Championships.
 
- Matthew Fleming took 24^th (27:43.3) in his first conference championship meet. Sam Brody and Isaac Chu were shortly behind in 26^th (27:45.0) and 27^th (27:45.2) respectively to round out the top seven for the Garnet.
 
UP NEXT
Swarthmore runs in the NCAA Regional Championship on November 11^th.