SALEM, Ore. – The Carleton College men's cross country team headed to the West Coast for interregional competition and finished 14th of 32 teams at the George Oja Invitational hosted by Linfield University.
 
Portland University — 1 of 4 NCAA Division I programs in the field — won the team competition, while Western Oregon, a nationally-ranked Division II squad, took second.
 
Junior Travis Brown was the top finisher for the Knights, covering the eight-kilometer course at Oak Knoll Golf Course with a time of 24:58.2 to earn 56th place
 
Rookies Malcom Richardson (25:09.8) and Nik Abrahamson (25:19.0) were next across the line, placing 65th and 75th, respectively.
 
Sophomore Martin Moshfeghi finished at 25:53.0 to place 118th out of 408 runners. First-Year Tai Brown posted a time of 26:07.7, finishing 147th to round out the scoring for Carleton.
 
Senior Simon Chambers-Trubatch (26:20.8) and junior Ravi Achar (26:42.9) were 164th and 203rd across the line.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton will race at the MIAC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31. That meet will be held at nearby St. Olaf College, with the starting gun going off at 12:00 p.m.