Bloomington, IN — In perhaps the most exciting cross country meet of the season and surely the largest, the Goshen College men’s cross country team participated in the Indiana Intercollegiates Friday afternoon on the campus of Indiana University, facing off against 28 teams from Indiana institutions ranging from NCAA Div. 1 to the junior college ranks.

In the end, Goshen finished 22nd overall and 15th out of the 21-team “division two” small college division, with sophomore Nick Adkins leading the pace in a time of 27:20.0, good for 62nd overall and 32nd among the division two schools.

“The men ran a solid race today,” said Doug Yoder, Goshen head coach. “Across the board kilometer splits were very even and consistent. No one fell of their pace at the end of the race, which was good to see.”

Sophomore Jake Gillette was right behind Adkins in the Leafs’ lineup, finishing 49th/86th in a clip of 27:44.0. Freshman David Rumsey clocked a time of 28:38.0 on the hilly course, good for a 71st-place finish among small school runners and 120th overall.

“It was good to have the experience of running on a course of this quality and difficulty,” Yoder said. “The times were a little slower but that is to be expected with the nature of the rolling I.U. course.”

Goshen’s 396 team points in the small school division outdid both Hanover College (458 points) and Mid-Central Conference foe Grace College (587 points), while the Leafs’ 22nd-place finish out of the 28 total teams was just off last season’s finish (18th out of a total 26 teams).

Anderson University won the division two team event with 51 total points, while Indiana State University took the overall championship with 41 points. The Sycamores’ Sean Bowman won the overall individual medalist trophy by finishing the race in a time of 25:12. Taylor University’s Lance Vanderberg won the small college race in a time of 25:44. That clip placed him seventh overall.

For a complete list of division two team and individual finishes from the Indiana Intercollegiate event, click here. For division one team and individual results, click here. To see overall results (how teams and individuals fared as one composite race) click here.

Goshen will now stay idle until Saturday, Oct. 1 when the team will host the Goshen College Invitational during the Leafs’ homecoming weekend. Men’s race time is slated to begin at 12:15 p.m.

Goshen Individual Results
(Small School/Composite School Divisional Finishes)
Nick Adkins (32nd/62nd) — 27:20.0
Jake Gillette (49th/86th) — 27:44.0
David Rumsey (71st/120th) — 28:38.0
Sam Moyer (121st/194th) — 31:24.0
Ramadhan Onyango (126th/200th) — 31:48.0
Aaron Aeschilman (134th/215th) — 33:00.0
Nelson Kling (137th/219th) — 33:55.0
Lucas Vachon (141st/223rd) — 36:13.0
Jason Young (142nd/224th) — 36:16.0