BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Sophomore Joshuah Taylor led a group of eight Rockets to a third-place team finish at the Falcon Invitational, the final race of the regular season, on Friday evening at the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course in Bowling Green, Ohio. Taylor ran a personal record time of 25:02.2 to finish sixth.

Taylor was followed by senior Max Matolin (25:45.0), senior Cooper Losey (25:58.3), senior Ben Towler, (26:19.0), and junior Gavin Lammers (26:38.6) to earn points for the Rockets.

Freshman Aiden Lengel (27:14.2), senior Xavier Gallo (27:37.2), and sophomore Avery Casillas (28:28.4) also ran for the Midnight Blue and Gold.

Buffalo won the men's 8K with 49 team points. UT collected 131 team points and finished 11 points better than meet host and sixth-place finisher Bowling Green.

Toledo will be back in Bowling Green for the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Falcon Invitational
Bowling Green, Ohio | Mel Brodt Cross Country Course
Friday, Oct. 13

Team Standings – 8K
1. Buffalo – 49
2. Xavier – 65
3. Toledo – 131
4. Duquesne – 132
5. Robert Morris – 137
6. Bowling Green – 142
7. Windsor – 164
8. Wright State – 176
9. Niagara – 234
10. Lorain County CC – 301
 
Toledo Results
6. Joshuah Taylor – 25:02.2 *PR
21. Max Matolin – 25:45.0 *PR
27. Cooper Losey – 25:58.3
34. Ben Towler – 26:19.0
43. Gavin Lammers – 26:38.6
(52.) Aiden Lengel – 27:14.2
(56.) Xavier Gallo – 27:37.2
(85) Avery Casillas – 28:28.4