WAVERLY, Iowa - Select members of the Drake University cross country teams got valuable race experience Saturday at the Dan Huston Invitational, hosted by Wartburg.
Three members of the women's team raced on the 6-kilometer course while six members of the men's team participated in the 8-kilometer men's race.
As a team, the men finished seventh in the team standings, led by Maximilian Fridrich's seventh-place finish. Competing for the first time this year, the All-MVC talent finished in 26:33.3, just 25 seconds off the winning pace set by Wartburg's Sam Pinkowski.
Jack Zettl and Sam King also recorded top-40 finishes for the Bulldogs as Zettl finished 33rd while King was 38th to finish in the top sixth of the huge field.