APPLETON, Wis. – The Carroll University men's cross country team competed at the Gene Davis Invitational on Saturday, finishing seventh in the seven-team field with 181 points in the 8,000-meter race.

Junior Julian Bica Harrison paced the Pioneers, finishing 40th overall and 25th among scoring runners with a time of 27:53.4.

Freshman Zach Ploszaj was Carroll's second finisher, crossing the line in 28:39.9 to place 72nd overall and 33rd in the team scoring. Junior Donovan Menningen followed closely behind, placing 75th overall with a time of 28:42.9.

Senior Rogan Leistiko recorded a time of 29:30.9 as Carroll's fourth scorer, while freshman Desmond Nieto rounded out the Pioneers' scoring five in 31:26.1. Freshman Kadyn Voigt completed Carroll's lineup with a time of 34:17.2.

St. Norbert captured the team title with 46 points, followed by Lawrence with 57 and UW-Oshkosh with 65. Wisconsin Lutheran (101), Harper College (122), Ripon (164) and Carroll (181) rounded out the team standings.

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Several former Pioneers also competed in the field, highlighted by Spencer Kirsteatter, who finished second overall with a time of 26:03.7. Charles Quast added a top-10 finish, taking 10th overall in 26:30.5. Ethan Weber crossed the line in 27:05.4 to finish 22nd, while Nathan Raatz placed 111th with a time of 30:37.5.

Carroll returns to competition next Saturday at 10 a.m. in Rock Island, Ill., for the Augustana Interregional Invitational hosted by Augustana.