MOORHEAD, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's cross country team finished 11th at the first meet of the season at the Dragon Twilight Invitational Friday night in Moorhead, Minn.
 
The University of North Dakota won the meet, with all five of its scoring runners placing in the top 10. Louis-Lys Fanucchi of UND won the individual title with a time of 17:33.9.
 
Noah Johnson led the Cougars with a time of 20:44.3, placing 81st. UMN Morris finished just four points behind Hamline University. Making their Cougar cross country debuts were Xander Zuech, Will Lange, George Deedrick, and Ben Larsen.
 
Men's Results
81                    Noah Johnson                           20:44.3
115                   Tyler Franke                             23:06.6
116                   Xander Zuech                           23:24.7 (PR)
119                   Ethan Koehler                           24:00.3
120                   William Lange                                24:05.3 (PR)
121                   Daniel Decory                           24:06.9
124                   George Deedrick                       24:53.6 (PR)
126                   Ben Larson                               26:08.2 (PR)
127                   Ethan Lauritsen                         26:15.0
129                   Connor Bickford                       27:23.0
 
The Cougars will compete next on Sept. 11 at the Cougar Twilight.