Results

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The No. 19 Virginia men’s cross country team won the Penn State National Open with all five of the team’s scoring runners finishing in the top 25 at the meet on Friday (Oct. 12) at the Blue-White Golf Course in University Park, Pa.
 
“I’m very pleased with our results today,” head men’s cross country coach Jason Dunn said. “Our guys competed tough and did a great job of running together and working as a team throughout the race. Ultimately, today was just one more step towards our preparations for the postseason, so we’re looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow.” 
 
Virginia topped five ranked opponents with the victory, including No. 18 Eastern Kentucky, who finished second, and No. 16 Arkansas, who finished third.
 
Graduate student Brent Demarest (Charleston, S.C.), redshirt junior Ari Klau (West Hartford, Conn.) and junior AJ Ernst (Marblehead, Mass.) led the team with top-10 finishes. Demarest placed sixth with a time of 25.06, while Klau finished seventh with a time of 25:08 and Ernst finished eighth with a time of 25:12.
 
Redshirt junior Alex Corbett (Burke, Va.) was the fourth UVA runner to cross the finish line, placing 19th with a time of 25:24 as sophomore Rohann Asfaw (Rockville, Md.) rounded out the scoring runners with a 21st-place finish and a time of 25:27.
 
The team will compete next at the ACC Championships. The conference meet will be held in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Oct. 26.