GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – In their first meet after receiving votes nationally, the MSOE men's cross country team finish as the top Division III school at the Knight Invite, hosted by Calvin University, behind top ten finishes by Nolan Pinion and Sam McPeak.

RESULTS
1. D2 Grand Valley State – 22 pts (1-3-5-6-7)
2. RV MSOE – 39 pts (2-4-9-11-13)
3. Calvin – 80 pts (12-14-17-18-19)
4. Cornerstone – 139 pts (23-24-26-27-39)
5. Hope – 149 pts (25-29-30-32-33)

TOP RUNNER
Nolan Pinion – 4^th Place (25:47.8) 

HOW IT HAPPENED   
Pinion led the way, finishing in fourth and the second collegiate in 25:47.8 with McPeak also finishing inside the top ten in sixth running 25:56.2. Ryan Alyassir was next in for the Raiders in 12^th running 26:12.5 while Patrick Lee finished 15^thwith a time of 26:22.3. Rounding out the top five was Mika Nelson, his time scoring in his career, finishing 18^th with a time of 26:41.6.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Raiders will have their biggest test of the year in two weeks, Saturday, October 18th at the Augustana Interregional Invitational. The race is set to start at 11:00 a.m.

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