ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In its final tuneup before the UAA Championships, the No. 9 Washington University in St. Louis men's cross country team competed in the annual Augie Interregional Invite hosted by Augustana.
Gold Race
The Bears finished in fourth place among the 37 teams competing. No. 1 Wartburg claimed the team win with just 64 points. No. 11 North Central was runner-up with 107 points and No. 4 Wis.-La Crosse was third with 121 points. After the Bears' 141 points, No. 6 Wis.-Stevens Point rounded out the top five with 150 points.
Sophomore
Max Sudrzynski was the first Bear to finish in 18th place with a time of 24:39.9. Junior
Sean Green was next for WashU in 23rd place with a time of 24:43.2. Classmate
Ben Lorenz was third for the Bears with a time of 24:45.8 in 28th place.
First-year
Toby Wong was fourth for WashU in a time of 24:50.2 in 32nd place, while sophomore
Gavin O'Connor was the fifth and final point scorer for the Bears in 44th place with a time of 25:01.6.
Blue Race
WashU finished fifth out of the 35 teams competing, scoring 141 points. Wartburg won this race as well, scoring the minimum 15 points with the first five finishers. UW-La Crosse was runner-up with 69 points and No. 7 Chicago was third with 98 points. UW-Stevens Point was fourth with 101 points. The Bears rounded out the top five.
First-year
Ryan Lien was the first Bear to cross the finish line in 31st place with a time of 35:50.9. Classmate
Brody Cushing was next in 32nd place with a time of 25:51.1. Junior
Caleb Brox was third for WashU in scoring in 48th place with a time of 26:10.0.
First-year
Lukas Keane was fourth for WashU in a time of 26:10.4 in 49th place, with classmate
Riley Wold rounding out the top five for the Bears in a time of 26:11.1 in 50th place.
WashU will have two weeks to prepare for the 2026 UAA Championships in Warrenville, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 31. Chicago is serving as the host at the St. James Farm Forest Preserve.
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