LAKELAND, Fla. – The Eckerd men's cross country team placed ninth out of 14 teams at the Ed Holloway Classic on Friday evening, led by Luke Gabrielle's 11th-place finish.
Gabrielle paced the Tritons in the 8K race with a time of 27:37.01, finishing 11th overall among 110 runners and 10th among collegiate finishers. Carson Carter followed with a time of 29:11.38, placing 38th overall, while Oliver Finkelstein crossed the finish line in 30:30.62 to take 62nd.
Michael Richards finished 70th with a time of 31:11.61, while Michael Saucedo rounded out Eckerd's scoring five in 84th place with a time of 33:07.84.
The Tritons totaled 235 points, finishing ninth in the 14-team field.
Eckerd will be back in action on the same course for the SSC Championships on November 7.
