EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Junior Mathew Chesum crossed the line in 27th place to lead Toledo to 11th place at the 2021 NCAA Men's Cross Country Great Lakes Regional in Evansville, Ind. on Friday. The 11th-place finish was the best in Toledo history under the current regional system. It matched the 11th-place finish achieved in 1973 under the old district system.

Chesum's time in the 10K race was 30:32.4. Joining Chesum as scorers for the Rockets were Jacob Harris (61st/31:12.3), Jake Rethman (67th/31:15.7), Geoff Howles (87th/31:54.2) and Ben Otis (92nd/31:59.0).

Toledo finished with 190 team points. Notre Dame won the race with 37 points. Simon Bedard of Butler won the race with a time of 29:50.0.

"This matches our highest finish in program history today, which is an outstanding achievement for our men," said Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "They have grown so much, and all the credit goes to (Assistant Head Coach) Coach Nick (Stenuf) and the outstanding group of young men they've got lining up. Individually, Mathew battled all the way through the finish in his attempt to earn a spot at the NCAA final and wound up just shy of what it will take."

"I'm incredibly proud of both our programs and what we've accomplished this season. When we arrived here in 2019 the women finished 16th and the men were 17th. So to come out today at seventh and 11th shows just how far we've come."

2021 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Men's Cross Country 
Friday, Nov. 12
Evansville, Ind.
Team Standings – Men's 10K

1. Notre Dame - 37
2. Wisconsin - 87
3. Michigan - 106
4. Michigan State - 110
5. Butler - 116
6. Indiana - 144
7. Eastern Michigan - 215
8. Cincinnati - 218
9. Purdue - 221
10. IUPUI - 302
11. Toledo - 334
12. Ohio State - 402
13. Miami (Ohio) - 413
14. Ohio - 435
15. Youngstown St. - 492
16. Dayton - 516
17. Kent State - 558
18. Milwaukee - 595
19. Central Michigan - 597
20. Marquette - 606
21. Purdue Fort Wayne - 619
22. Oakland - 624
23. Xavier (Ohio) - 633
24. Indiana State- 647
25. Bowling Green - 666
26. Wright State - 697
27. Detroit Mercy - 820
28. Valparaiso - 836
29. Wis.-Green Bay - 852
30. Evansville - 978

Toledo Individual Results
27. Mathew Chesum – 30:32.4
61. Jacob Harris – 31:12.3
67. Jake Rethman – 31:15.7
87. Geoff Howles - 31:54.2
92. Ben Otis – 31:59.0
103. Kassim Kibet – 32:12.3
125. Ben Towler – 32:45.7