Men's Cross Country Secures Second Place at the Crimson Classic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Belmont University men's cross country team returned to action on Friday morning at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  
 
In their fourth meet of the season, the Bruins claimed another runner-up finish in a field of 21 teams. Belmont finished ahead of Georgia, Kentucky, Auburn, Clemson and Florida State, among others. 
 
Ethan Hammer led the way for the Bruins, finishing 14th with a personal best 8K time of 24:16.2.  
 
Zac Shaffer, Joel Wolf, Kevin Vanderkolk, and Nick Mota were other Bruins to finish inside the top 30.  
 
Carter Cheeseman and Jacob Ricks also added times under 25:00. 
 
Garrett Hesselgesser, Nathan Katic, Kevin Loftus and Kaden Keller also achieved personal best marks as Belmont closed out its Friday morning race. 


Belmont Individual Finishes
14. Ethan Hammer  (24:16.4)*
19. Zac Shaffer (24:27.6) 
25. Joel Wolf (24:36.5) 
29. Kevin Vanderkolk  (24:40.4)*
30. Nick Mota (24:40.8)
43. Carter Cheeseman (24:53.2)
54. Jacob Ricks  (24:59.7) 
56. Drew Brill (25:01.7) 
90. Zach Brill  (25:31.1) 
105. Jack Zettl  (25:45.1) 
110. Brayden Kennedy  (25:47.9)  
132. Noah Epker (26:13.9)
152. Garrett Hesselgesser  (26:40.8)*
157. Gavin Morrow (26:45.5) 
159. Nathan Katic (26:46.9)*
166. Kevin Loftus (26:56.3)*
169. Kaden Keller (27:06.7)*

*indicates personal best



Up Next
The Bruins will have a week off before hosting the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 27.

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