Stevenson, MD (October 31^st, 2026) - The DeSales University men's cross country team placed 3^rd out of 15 teams at MAC Championships, which was hosted by Stevenson University on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Bulldogs finished 33 points ahead of 4^th place Stevens Institute of Technology, which finished with 115 points. DeSales narrowly missed a runner-up finish, placing 3^rd with 82 points, just 10 points behind 2^nd place Messiah University. Lebanon Valley College took 1^st place overall with just 36 points.

It was DeSales' 14th finish among the top three at the MAC Championships.
 
Senior Jozef Callano paced the Bulldogs, finishing 4^th overall in a time of 25:39.2 to earn All-MAC First Team honors. Fellow senior Joey Wilson was close behind, crossing the line in 25:44.9 to place 6^th overall and also earn All-MAC First Team honors.
 
Sophomore Alden Twist crossed the finish line with a time of 26:34.8. Twist secured the 20^th spot, earning himself All-MAC Second Team honors. First-year Manuel Filgaira and fellow first-year Wilson Stansfield finished neck and neck. Filgaira placed 25^th with a time of 26:43.8. Stansfield finished in 27^th in a time of 26:44.7. Both earned All-MAC Third Team honors.
 
The next two Bulldog's crossed the line only .5 seconds apart from each other. First-year Michael Sinnes placed 45^th in 27:22.4, and sophomore Cody Doskocil finished 46^th in 27:22.9.
 
The rest of the championship team finished as follows:

• Junior Bryce Phillips: 27:44.5 (59^th)
• Junior James Viglinati: 27:52.6 (70^th)
• Sophomore Ryan Durkin: 28:02.8 (73^rd)
• Sophomore Brady Snyder: 28:23.0 (81^st)
• Sophomore Noah Zimmerman: 28:37.5 (86^th)

DeSales will be gearing up for the NCAA Division III Metro Region Championships which will be held this year at Lehigh University on Saturday, November 14^th.