The Hillsdale College men's cross country team tied for sixth at a fast and competitive G-MAC Championship meet on Saturday at Hedges-Boyer Park in Tiffin.

Findlay claimed the team crown with a score of 38, ahead of Tiffin in second place with a score of 60.

The Chargers finished with 150 points, tying Northwood in sixth place. Sophomore John Richardson led Hillsdale with a 17th place finish, earning second team All-G-MAC honors in the process. His time of 24:49.0 was a new collegiate best at the 8K distance.

Hillsdale had a pack of three runners cross the finish line in quick succession behind Richardson to score. Junior Will Winsor took 28th in 25:10.6, a nearly-16 second improvement on his previous collegiate best, while sophomore Jefferson Regitz placed 29th in 25:13.1, also a collegiate best, and senior Caleb Youngstedt finished 30th in 25:13.3. right behind Regitz.

Competing in his first G-MAC Championship meet, freshman Eli Strawbridge rounded out Hillsdale's top five scoring finishers with a 53rd place finish, in 25:46.4. Junior Zach Self placed 66th in 25:58.5 as well for Hillsdale, and Oliver Garber placed 71st in 26:09.0.

Next up for Hillsdale is the NCAA DII Midwest Regional, held on Nov. 21 at the Wayne E. Danehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The top three teams in the regional advance directly to the NCAA DII Championship meet, set to take place on Dec. 4 in Lawrence, Kansas.