WARRENVILLE, Ill. - The Carroll University men's cross country team competed at the Gil Dodds Invitational on Friday, placing 12th overall in the 19-team field. The Pioneers finished with a team score of 341 in the 8K race.

Cameron Lotspeich led the way for Carroll, crossing the finish line in 28:15.1 to place 93rd overall. Julian Bica Harrison followed closely behind, finishing 97th with a time of 28:19.5. Zach Ploszaj (28:22.3), Donovan Menningen (28:30.2), and Rogan Leistiko (29:10.4) rounded out the Pioneers top five in scoring five. Luke Adams finished sixth for Carroll with a time of 29:34.9, followed by Desmond Nieto at 30:47.1. Caden Knue (31:06.1) and Kadyn Voigt (32:13.6) also competed for the Pioneers to round out Carroll's lineup.

The meet featured 19 teams, with the University of Chicago taking the team title with 22 points. Carroll finished just six points behind 11th-place Illinois Wesleyan and placed ahead of seven teams in the field.

The Pioneers will return to action on Friday, September 25, when they travel to De Pere, WI. for their next race.