Eastern University Men's Cross Country ran to a 14th place finish against a very competitive at the 44th Annual Mike Woods Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo at Letchworth State Park. Joshua Knox-Wagner led the Eastern men over the scenic course with a 28:08.

The Eagles first five runners stayed together through the first two kilometers and the pack came through the four kilometer mark within 20 seconds of each other. Knox-Wagner and Kayden Hoverdale each made moves at every step of the race. Knox-Wagner passed 47 competitors and Hoverdale passed 36 over the final six kilometers. Knox-Wagner.

Robert Walton closed out his race by passing 43 guys in the second half to finish just behind Hoverdale. Matthew Schilling and Malachi Wilson finished a few seconds apart to close out the scoring for the Eagles.

The meet gave the Eastern team a chance to get off the line against a big field after the Paul Short Invitational was cancelled. All seven Eastern finishers climbed through the field throughout the race.

Second-ranked SUNY Geneseo won the race while No. 8 RPI edged out No. 5 NYU for second.

The Eagles will race at Lebanon Valley next Friday before racing at Stevenson for the MAC Championships on Halloween.