ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS — The Central College men's cross country team had another great showing against the best teams in the Midwest Region with a sixth-place finish at the Augustana Interregional Saturday
           
Central totaled 197 points to take sixth in the 37-team field. Wartburg College won the team title with 64 points in the meet hosted by Augustana College at the Saukie Golf Course. Wartburg's Isaiah Hammerand won the 8,000-meter race in 23 minutes, 46.2 seconds.
           
"Our men were aggressive through the beginning of the race today," coach Joe Dunham said. "I was really proud of how they were able to hold their position all the way through the race. Today was a tough battle, and they proved to be very resilient. I'm really proud of each and everyone of them."
           
Seniors, Jack Brown (senior, Norwalk) and William Wadsley (senior, Gilbert), both placed in the top 15. Brown was 12th (24:31.4) and Wadsley was 14th (24:32.4). Fellow senior Donovan Card (senior, Norwalk) was 45th (25:02.5) and is No. 18 on Central's all-time list.
           
Freshman Isaac Rankin (freshman, Knoxville) cracked the program's top-20 list at No. 18 with a time of 25:05.5, placing 51st. Jack Every (junior, Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) placed 86th in 25:25.5 .
           
Austin Vander Werf (junior, Saint Charles, Interstate 35 HS) was 104th (25:40.2) and Carter Nunn (freshman, Marshalltown) was 112th (25:42.4)
           
The American Rivers Conference Championships are set for Saturday, October 31 in Storm Lake.
           
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