LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Highlighted by a pair of top-40 finishers among some of the nation's top runners, Denison men's cross country placed 14^th overall at the 2019 Inter-Regional Border Battle held at DREAM Park in Logan Township, N.J.

Competing in a field of 16 regionally ranked opponents, including Geneseo, Carnegie Mellon, and Johns Hopkins who are all ranked in the top-10 nationally, the Big Red posted a team score of 410, just one-point shy of Widener in 13^th place. DU edged out Stevenson University who finished in 15^th place with 418 points while Carnegie Mellon took home the team title with 51 points and three runners in the top-10.

Denison was led by junior Adam Cromwell who finished 23^rd overall in a field of 256 runners after crossing the finish line at 25:01.8. Senior Ben Foster trailed by 11.1 seconds to land in 38^th place with a final time of 25:12.9.

Sophomore Keanan Ginell finished the 8K race in 26:24.7 to place 114^th overall while Clayton Watters placed 136^th after clocking in at 26:40.1. Senior Rhys Fitschen-Brown tallied a final mark of 26:46.7 and Zack Johnston finished in 27:19.3.

Calvin Riley (28:03.7), Kenny Connelly (28:34.2), and Millan Henegar (28:51.5) also competed in the championship race for the Big Red.

The Big Red will take next weekend off before returning to action on Saturday, November 2 when they travel to Carmel, Ind. to compete in the 2019 North Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship.