Salem, Va. - The Roanoke College men's cross country took fifth place at the Roanoke South Region Showdown Saturday.  

Race Information  
Finish: 5 of 15 teams  
Event: Roanoke South Region Showdown 
Host: Roanoke College 
Location: Salem, Va. (Green Hill Park) 

Notes and Notables  

• Parker Blosser finished at 25:50.2 to place 11th out of 172 runners.  

• The Maroons' next four runners were separated by only 12 seconds, as Elias Ammon placed 21st at 26:08.3, Aaron Massey 26th at 26:14.2, Jackson Coombes 28th at 26:16.8, and Gabe Ramirez Hannon 30th at 26:20.0.  

• Beau Brebner came in at 50th with a time of 26:52.4.  

• Christian Lecher and Michael Foley placed closely together at 74th and 78th, with times of 27:24.7 and 27:30.0.  

• Thomas Dobb and Garrett Weaver rounded out Roanoke runners with times of 27:37.7 and 29:29.0, respectively.  

Up Next  
The Maroons will take a week off to prepare for the ODAC Championships on Oct. 31.