HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Ursinus Men's Cross Country team competed in the Haverford Invitational on Friday evening.
 
 
The four-mile race, serving as a final tune-up for Centennial Conference Championships next week that will be held on the same course, featured runners from Division I, II, and III.
 
 
Senior Troy Hedrick led the Bears with a time of 22:11.1 and placed 51^st overall. Sophomore Elias Knoll was second among Ursinus runners and was right behind in 52^nd with his time of 22:11.2. First-Year Chase Kalesh was 53^rd overall on his time of 22:11.6, senior Sean Geherty was next in 54^th overall at 22:20.9, and sophomore Ryan Ickes was fifth among Bears runners and 56^th overall at 22:22.9
 
 
Sophomore Evan O'Connor recorded a time of 22:30.2 to place 58^th overall and was followed by classmate Nick Sirdashney in 61^st overall with his time of 22:37.9. Junior Siyu Huang posted a time of 22:38.1, sophomore Alex Balbuena finished with a time of 23:02.1, junior Aidan Furtek crossed the line at 23:16.1, junior Johnathan Sabo finished with a time of 23:23.1, and senior Dom Nunez rounded out the Bears runners with his time of 24:27.1.
 
 
The Bears return to action on Saturday, October 31st as they will race in the Centennial Conference Championship race at Haverford at 12:00 p.m.