The Anderson University men’s cross country team finished fourth in the nine-team Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday in North Manchester.
Matt Helm finished sixth in a time of 26:34 to lead the Ravens and was named All-Conference. Jake Wyatt was 11th in a time of 26:48, earning All-Conference and Freshman of the Year honors. Also finishing in the top 20 was Kyle Schmidt (15th, 27:14).
“Our guys battled and had a good effort today,” said coach Scott Wilson. “We came up short on our team goal, but we had some bright spots to be proud of. Matt lead the way for us again and has been consistent all year. Jake gained double honors and Kyle Schmidt had his best race of the year and was honorable mention. We had a group of freshman run very well and that is something to build on.”
Other AU finishers were Matt St. Amour (21st, 27:30), Tony Pryor (25th, 27:43), Emby Duncan (26th, 27:45), Matt Dougherty (27th, 27:45), Marc St. Amour (34th, 28:10), Frankie Dixon (39th, 28:33), Kenton Pratt (40th, 28:37), Troy Pryor (47th, 29:12), Drew Beaty (58th, 29:52), Perry Childs (59th, 29:54), Dan Malloy (69th, 30:41) and Ryan Ash (79th, 31:26).
Franklin won the championship with 46 points. Rose-Hulman was second (48), followed by Manchester (63), Anderson (78), Hanover (169), Defiance (178), Mt. St. Joseph (181), Bluffton (inc.) and Transylvania (inc.).
