DULUTH, Minn. – The Northland College Men's Cross Country team competed at the Bulldog Open on Thursday afternoon, in Duluth, Minn., and finished fourth in the 6k race. Leading the way for the Jacks was senior Ben Thompson.
 
The University of Minnesota, Duluth took first at the Bulldog Open with 23 points. The Bulldogs had their top five runners finish in the top seven. Austin Antony from UMD won the individual portion with a time of 18:13.3. Northland finished in fourth with 120 points.
 
The Jacks were led by senior Ben Thompson with a time of 22:50.3 finishing in 34^th. The next Northland student-athlete to finish at Lester Park was sophomore Brandon Fabor who placed 37^th with a time of 24:01.5. Rounding out the top three for NC, in his first collegiate race was Hayden Usinoweicz.
 
Northland Men's Results:
34.         Ben Thompson               22:50.3
37.         Brandon Faber               24:01.5
39.         Hayden Usinowicz        25:26.2
40.         Beck Pope                      25:35.2
44.         Cody Pfaller                    26:20.4
45.         Teddy Uehling                 27:18.7
46.         Ben Berkemeyer             28:30.7
47.         Miles McCammick            29:15.4
48.         Avrey Roerick                 30:09.8
 
Next week Northland will compete at The Running of the Cows in Northfield, Minn., on Saturday. The 8k race will start at 10:30 a.m. with the women's race to follow after.
 
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.