Doylestown, PA (November 1, 2025) - Junior Joey Wilson took home fifth place individually leading the DeSales University men's cross country team to a fifth place finish at the MAC Championships on Saturday morning at Delaware Valley University.

Wilson led the way earning All-MAC First-Team honors for the second straight year with his fifth place finish.  He has now earned All-MAC honors three times including First-Team as a sophomore after a 10th place finish and Second-Team as a first-year student finishing in 12th place. He finished the 8K course in a time of 25:41.0

Sophomore Bryce Phillips earned All-MAC Third-Team honors with a 23rd place finish in a time of 27:01.5.
 
Senior Davis Trump was the DSU's third finisher to cross the line, placing 37^th overall with a time of 27:27.5. First-year's Dylan Mariconda and Cody Doskocil followed closely behind each other, finishing 49^th and 50^th overall with times of 27:41.4 and 27:42.6 respectively.

The Bulldog's had a great spread of 2:01 among their top five finishers.
 
Several more Bulldogs continued to deliver solid performances to round out the MAC Championship squad. First-year Alden Twist placed 52^nd with a time of 27:43.2, closely followed by sophomore James Viglianti who finishing in 53^rd with a time of 27:43.7. First-year Ryan Durkin secured 59^th place, with a time of 27:56.4. Senior James Cook crossed the line in 68^th place in 28:23.0. Sophomore Jordan Smith finished in 82^nd overall, with a time of 29:04.6. First-year Keegan Dube capped off the lineup, placing 85^th in 29:09.9.
 
DeSales returns to action in two weeks where they will compete at the NCAA Division III Metro Region Championships hosted by Rowan University. In the latest USTFCCCA Metro Regional Rankings DSU was ranked sixth.