Kutztown, PA (September 15, 2023) - The DeSales University men's cross country took home second place out of 10 teams at the Kutztown University Division II/III Challenge on Friday evening.

The Bulldogs finished with just 54 points to notch a second-place finish out of 10 teams. The Bulldogs went toe-to-toe with MAC foes from Stevenson and PSAC teams such as Bloomsburg, Kutztown, and Shippensburg at the meet.

Three Bulldogs finished among the top ten finishers in the race. Senior Shane Artis led the pack, finishing in a time of 26:30.0 to finish fourth place overall. Senior Nick Manidis (26:44.2) and graduate student Matt Santacoloma (26:58.7) finished eighth and ninth overall, respectively.

Two more Bulldogs also received awards for earning a spot among the top 20 overall finishers. First-year Joey Wilson finished 17^th overall in his 8K debut, finishing in a time of 27:36.2. Junior Josh Deremer was close behind, finishing 18^th overall with a personal best time of 27:39.9.

Rounding out the top seven for the team were sophomore Davis Trump, who finished 22^nd overall in his 8K debut (27:55.3), and graduate student Brian Bruno – finishing 25^th overall in a time of 28:00.9.

The Bulldogs will return to action next weekend for the Dickinson College Long/Short Invitational at Big Spring High School, home of this year's NCAA Division III National Championships.