Complete Results

BIG RAPIDS, Mich.—The No. 6 University of Southern Indiana men's cross country team placed five runners on the All-Region team as it finished second out of 22 teams at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships Saturday morning to earn its seventh straight trip to the NCAA II National Championships.

USI, which has finished second at the regional meet two straight seasons, completed the race with a score of 75 points, just 55 points behind first-place Grand Valley State University.

Junior Michael Jordan paced the Screaming Eagles with a third-place finish. Jordan, who has been USI's top runner in all but one meet this season, finished the 10k course in 32 minutes, 12.40 seconds, less than 15 ticks shy of Grand Valley State's Anthony Witt, who was first with a time of 31 minutes, 58.50 seconds.

Senior All-American Brendan Devine, the GLVC Runner of the Year, was 11th with a time of 32 minutes, 41.40 seconds, while fellow All-American Dustin Emerick was 13th with a time of 32 minutes, 55.90 seconds.

Jordan, Devine, and Emerick each earned All-Region accolades with their finishes, as did sophomore Efrain Flores and junior Michael Callison. Flores finished 23rd, while Callison rounded out the Eagles' top five competitors as he placed 25th in the 150-competitor field.

Senior John Latta and freshman Tyler Pence rounded out the Eagles' line up as they placed 36th and 57th, respectively.

USI competes at the NCAA II National Championships November 19 in Spokane, Washington. The Eagles are in search of their third straight top-10 finish and their fourth in the last five years.