NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The Kalamazoo College men's cross country team finished fifth in the Maize Division at the Running of the Cows Pre-National Meet Saturday at Carleton College.

The meet, hosted at the site of the 2026 NCAA III Cross Country National Championships, featured many of the top teams from around the country. The Maize Division totaled 20 teams.

Henry Cox set a new personal best in leading the Hornets with an 8k time of 26:31.8 to finish 15h.

Drew Abbott placed 29th with a season-best time at 26:51.1, while Sam King also set a season-best of 26:58.8 to come across the line 33rd.

Eight total runners for Kalamazoo set a new season best, with three of those being new personal bests all-time.

"We had a great team effort and came out with a fifth-place finish," Head Coach Kyle Morrison said. "After a hard week of training, we took this as a nice confidence boost and left everything out on the course."

The Hornets will head to Rock Island, Ill. for their next meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.