TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—Racing against some of the top teams in the nation, University of Southern Indiana Men's Cross Country recorded a 38th-place finish out of 44 teams in the blue race at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational Friday morning.
 
Senior Alex Nolan led the Screaming Eagles for the third time this season as he finished 73rd out of 342 runners with an eight-kilometer time of 24 minutes, 10.0 seconds. Sophomore Jackson Nolan finished 220th with a time of 24:51.8, while junior Griffen Wheeler and freshman Brayden Kloeppel were 250th and 256th, respectively.
 
Freshman Chaz Oberkfell rounded out the Screaming Eagles' top five with a 279th-place finish.
 
One of the biggest highlights of the day for the Screaming Eagles came from sophomore Carson Brown in the white race, where he finished eighth out of 200 competitors with a time of 24:39.3. His performance helped lead USI's second team to a third-place finish in the 16-team white race field.
 
USI returns to action October 30 when it competes at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.