CHAMPAIGN — Jon Davis found himself in a sea of runners.
This was something he wasn’t used to. The only time he had more than a few runners around him in high school was at large national meets — Foot Locker Nationals and Nike Cross Nationals.
But there he was at the Roy Griak Invitational early in the Illinois men’s cross-country season, running behind more athletes than he could count at the time.
He eventually finished fourth among the Illini and 76th overall in the 8-kilometer race on Sept. 24 at Minneapolis, clocking a time of 26 minutes, 20 seconds.