Oscar Frontjes and Jacob Kluckhohn race the NCCXC Invite side-by-side
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Men's Cross Country

Men’s Cross Country Takes 5th at Augustana Interregional

Contact: Taiah Gallisath, Associate Director of Athletics Communication 630-637-5302

Results

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (Oct. 18, 2025) - Going up against a deep field that featured 14 nationally-ranked teams, the sixth-ranked North Central College men's cross country team produced a fifth-place team finish at the Augustana Interregional Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18 through the eight-kilometer Saukie Golf Course. 

With over 350 runners toeing the startline of the Gold race, North Central had four of its runners place in the top-75. Junior BJ Sorg led the way for the Cardinals, as he came through the first 1,000m in 11th place and climbed into sixth  by the halfway point.

Fifth-year Jacob Kluckhohn was the Cardinals No. 2 runner for much of the race, crossing the 1k mark in 31st and sophomore Oscar Frontjes was not far behind in 37th. Frontjes had eyes on Kluckhohn at the halfway mark, moving up four spots in 33rd before sidling up alongside Kluckhohn in 30th and 31st with nearly 2,000m to go. With the finish line closing in, Aidan Armstrong sat 73rd at the 5.6k checkpoint with the next closest Cardinals, Richard Klein and Jack Galminas, in 98th and 100th. 

Grant Matthai of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse led the first half of the race before Isaac vanWestrienen of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater took over the lead in the final 2k and held on for the win. Sorg ran steady in sixth for much of the race, where he ultimately finished, with a time of 24:23.4.

In the final stretch, Frontjes managed to climb two spots to finish in the top-30 at 29th in a time of 24:57.2 while Kluckhohn finished 33rd in 25:05.4. Armstrong held on to finish 73rd (25:40.0) and Klein crossed the finish line in 111th (25:58.9) to close out the Cardinal scorers. 

Top-ranked UW-La Crosse took the team win with 56 points followed by No. 2 Wartburg College in second with 68 points. No. 11 RPI and No. 13 University of Chicago strung together good races to finish third (197) and fourth (211), respectively. No. 6 North Central totaled 241 points for fifth. 

North Central also had a squad in the Blue race with junior Nolan Crooks moving up six spots in the final 2k to finish sixth in a time of 25:51.7, a new personal best. Daniel Kasperan made a big push at the end to move up 13 places and finish 38th overall for a time of 26:44.3. Bryce Chamberlin was not far behind, clocking a time of 26:51.2 for 41st. Austin Wesley showed his grit, moving up 27 spots after the halfway point to finish inside the top-50 in 47th (26:56.1).

The Cardinals secondary group finished fourth in team standings in the Blue race, totaling 151 points while Wartburg's "B" squad won the race with 38 points. 

North Central will take a week off of competition before returning to Rock Island, Ill. and Saukie Golf Course Saturday, Nov. 1 as Augustana College will host the 2025 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships.
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Players Mentioned

Aidan Armstrong

Aidan Armstrong

Senior
Bryce Chamberlin

Bryce Chamberlin

Junior
Nolan Crooks

Nolan Crooks

Junior
Oscar Frontjes

Oscar Frontjes

Sophomore
Richard Klein

Richard Klein

Sophomore
Jacob Kluckhohn

Jacob Kluckhohn

Graduate Student
BJ Sorg

BJ Sorg

Junior
Austin Wesley

Austin Wesley

Sophomore
Jack Galminas

Jack Galminas

Freshman
Daniel Kasperan

Daniel Kasperan

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aidan Armstrong

Aidan Armstrong

Senior
Bryce Chamberlin

Bryce Chamberlin

Junior
Nolan Crooks

Nolan Crooks

Junior
Oscar Frontjes

Oscar Frontjes

Sophomore
Richard Klein

Richard Klein

Sophomore
Jacob Kluckhohn

Jacob Kluckhohn

Graduate Student
BJ Sorg

BJ Sorg

Junior
Austin Wesley

Austin Wesley

Sophomore
Jack Galminas

Jack Galminas

Freshman
Daniel Kasperan

Daniel Kasperan

Freshman