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BYU cross-country: Cougars make statement, take second in Wisconsin

In the biggest meet of the season to date, things could not have gone much better as the No. 9 BYU men’s cross-country team took second overall at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational on Friday.

In a meet that featured 17 of the nation’s top-30 ranked teams, BYU took a huge, and somewhat unexpected, step toward qualifying for the NCAA Championship meet. BYU coach Ed Eyestone was thrilled with his team.

“Going into this meet, we thought a top-five finish would be nice,” Eyestone said. “We thought we would get all the points we needed if we were in the top five.