Men Repeat as Wisconsin Invite Champs, Women Place 11th

Published by Syracuse SID on October 16, 2015

MADISON, Wis. – Syracuse men's cross country placed three runners in the top six to lead the way its second-straight Wisconsin Adidas Invitational title on Friday. The Orange women's team improved one spot on last year's finish, taking 11th.

Widely considered to be the nation's most hotly contested regular-season meet, the Orange are the only program on either the men's or women's side to win the event back-to-back years and have now won the event three times since claiming the title in the inaugural event in 2009. The women's program also has a Wisconsin Adidas Invitational title, winning in 2010.
 
Justyn Knight (23:35.8) placed second, Martin Hehir (23:36.9) was fourth and Colin Bennie (23:38.5) finished sixth as the men's race's lead pack was hued Orange. Syracuse finished with 101 points, easily beating No. 9 BYU (186) and No. 8 Michigan (218), No. 7 Virginia (238) and No. 5 Iona (268), who rounded out the top-five respectively, in a race that included 17 ranked teams on the men's side, including six of the top 10 teams.