TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Trine men's cross country team placed 13th in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional, hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
The 13th-place finish is the best regional finish for the Thunder since 2007. The team was able to do so despite missing several of its top projected runners. All five of Trine's scoring runners placed in the top 100 to pace the effort. Robert Lewis Duke (Greentown, Ind./Eastern) led the team with a 65th-place finish, turning in a time of 26:46 for a new season-best in the 8K. Overall, Thunder runners scored the team 419 points.
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Freshmen Kody Snyder (Burnettsville, Ind./Twin Lake) and Nicholas Zak (St. John, Ind./Hanover Central) finished second and third among Trine performers. Snyder's time was 26:52, while Zak finished in 27:01.
Sophomores Cody Verhey (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) and Collin Elek (Osceola, Ind./Penn) rounded out the top five for the Thunder. All five of Trine's scoring runners are underclassmen and will be expected to return next fall.
The Great Lakes Regional concluded the season for the Thunder. In addition to earning its best regional finish in eight years, Trine finished third in the MIAA for the team's best finish since 2007.
