SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No. 19-ranked Washburn men's cross country team placed five runners inside the top 18 overall as the Ichabods team claimed the team championship Friday at the Augustana Invitational, totaling 54 points to finish ahead of No. 30 Nebraska-Kearney (62) and host squad, No. 14 Augustana (67) picking up its first meet title since winning the Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 30, 2022 for its second win in program history.

Junior Sebastiaan Horselenberg led the Ichabods with a fifth-place finish, covering the 8K course in 24:25.4. Freshman Brody Anderson followed closely behind in seventh place with a time of 24:30.7 in his collegiate debut while senior Lukas Mehl crossed the line 10th overall in 24:42.4.

Freshman Madden Rutherford added a 14th-place finish, recording a time of 24:47.4, and sophomore Adrian Lehman rounded out the Washburn scoring five in 18th place with a mark of 24:50.2. The Ichabods placed all five scorers among the top 18 finishers in the field, creating a 25-second spread from their first runner to their fifth runner.

Freshman Hunter DeLeeuw was Washburn's sixth finisher, placing 28th in 25:03.2, while junior Trent Zimbelman came across in 62nd place with a time of 25:33.1.

Sophomore Taylor Karcz finished 77th overall in 25:46.1 and freshman Rhys Johnson completed the course in 26:45.9, placing 142nd.

The Ichabods will return to the course on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the NCAA Pre-National meet at Rim Rock Farms in Lawrence – the site of the NCAA D2 National Championship.