The Middlebury men's cross country team grabbed the top-eight spots at the Aldrich Invitational to win the team title. The Panthers recorded 15 points, while Norwich came in second place with 62 points.
 
COURSE INFORMATION

• Location: Middlebury, Vt.
• Host School: Middlebury
• Distance: 8K
• Weather: Overcast, Breezy & 60
• Place: 1st/3

HIGHLIGHTS

• Benjamin Hughes earned his second career victory in as many weeks, stopping the clock in 26:33.8 to claim the individual crown.
• Just behind in second place was Alec Gironda, recording a time of 26:42.8.
• Finishing in third and fourth, respectively, were Drew Donahue (26:52.5) and Shef West (27:07.5). 
• Harry Griff and Liam Edson rounded out the scorers, finishing with identical times of 28:19.4.
• Also cracking the top 10 was Raymond Pavlik, placing 10th overall (28:46.2). 

NOTES

• Luke Lorenz '23 and Zander Kessler '23 finished in fifth (27:39.3) and eighth (28:27.1), respectively. 
• The Panthers have won two-straight meets to kick off the 2023 season.

Middlebury travels to Bard next weekend for the Fred Pavlich Invitational with a starting time of 11:30 a.m.