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The Carthage College men's cross country team (44-47) finished fifth at the Saturday, Oct. 31 at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Cross Country Championship at Eldridge Park in Elmhurst, Ill. North Central College won its 43rd league title and its 36th in a row with a perfect 15 points. The Cardinal swept the top-nine spots in the race. Augustana College (Ill.) was second at 54, followed by Wheaton College (Ill.) third at 91, Illinois Wesleyan University fourth at 116, Carthage fifth at 153, Elmhurst College sixth at 161, North Park University seventh at 198 and Millikin University eighth with 246 points.
North Central College's Sean Carlson won the 8K race at the CCIW Men's Cross Country Championship with a time of 26:33.80. Josh Keck (Fr., Minooka, Ill.), in 24th place at 28:15.80, was the top finisher for the Red Men. Jake Mahaffey (Fr., Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet-Seymour) was 26th at 28:27.20, Justin Sebens (Jr., Seymour, Ill./Mahomet-Seymour) 29th at 28:38.70, Tyler Wishau (Sr., Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) 35th at 28:48.70, and Tom Baran (So., Chicago, Ill./Niles-Notre Dame) was 39th at 29:10.90. Also finishing for Carthage were Derek Hall (So., Ingleside, Ill./Fox Lake-Grant Community) 42nd at 29:39.30, Grant Seiler (Fr., Greenfield, Wis./Milwaukee-Whitnall) non-scoring at 29:40.10, Tylor Lewis (Sr., Waterford, Wis./Union) non-scoring at 29:53.90 and Alex Nelson (Fr., Red Wing, Minn.) non-scoring at 30:17.20. Carthage is idle on Saturday, Nov. 7 and concludes its season on Saturday, Nov.14 at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis., beginning at Noon.
