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Results

WARRENVILLE, Ill. (Sept. 21, 2013) - Despite leaving several of the program's top competitors on campus in Naperville, the North Central College men's cross country team nearly secured a victory at the Wheaton College Gil Dodds Invitational on Saturday, placing a close second in the 14-team field at St. James Farm.

The Cardinals totaled 33 points, just two points shy of No. 3-ranked Washington University in St. Louis. The host Thunder were a distant third with 106, followed by Illinois Wesleyan University (120) and Carthage College (169).

Washington swept the top three individual places, as Andrew Padgett won the 8,000-meter (five-mile) race in 24 minutes, 47 seconds. Aron Sebhat was North Central's top finisher, placing fourth in 24:57, and was followed across the line by teammates Tim Vazquez in fifth (25:18) and Dave Janet in sixth (25:21).

Ethan Adlfinger gave the Cardinals a fourth top-10 finisher, placing ninth in 25:35, and Kevin McMahon completed North Central's scoring by placing 12th in 25:44.

North Central return to St. James Farm for the College of DuPage Invitational on Friday at 5:00 p.m.