The #22 Middlebury men's cross country team placed 21st out of 32 teams at Saturday's NCAA Division III Championships. Wisconsin-La Crosse defended its national title with 82 points, while SUNY Geneseo placed second (132 points) and Wartburg trailed in third by just one point (133 points).
 
COURSE INFORMATION

• Location: Spartanburg, S.C.
• Course: Milliken Cross Country Course
• Host School: Converse University
• Weather: 69F / Sunny
• Distance: 8 kilometers (8K)
• Place: 21st of 32

HIGHLIGHTS

• Owen Johnson was the first Panther to cross the line, placing 61st with a clocking of 24:56.9. The senior soared up 58 spots, including 21 in the final kilometer, to pace the squad.
• Cameron Miles was the next to cross for Middlebury, finishing with a time of 25:32.1 to place 127th.
• The next Panther finisher was Benjamin Hughes, who climbed 27 spots in the final split to take 140th at 25:37.5.
• In his introduction to the national stage, Ethan Sholk clocked in at 25:50.2 to finish 177th on the leaderboard.
• Zach Utz rounded out the Middlebury five, chasing down 53 bibs in the back half of the course to record a time of 26:03.3.
• Nathan Szubin and Harry Griff completed the lineup, placing 275th (27:04.7) and 287th (27:25.1), respectively.

 NOTES

• The Panthers made their 15th appearance in the national race.

Middlebury wraps the 2025 campaign after tallying four top-three finishes, including a third-place effort at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships.