HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Florida Tech men's cross country team turned in a historic performance at the UAH Chargers XC Invitational on Saturday, recording the fastest scoring five-man 8K average in program history, highlighted by Tom Evans setting a new program record for the fastest individual 8K time.

While Evans broke the record, Shane Levesque, Noah Heal, Thomas Carpenter, and Wesley Petersen all recorded top 10 program times in the 8K. Those five and three other Panthers surpassed their career best times.

Evans' time of 24:56.6 earned him 69^th in a loaded field along with being only the second Panther ever to cross the finish line under 25 minutes.

Levesque performed well in back-to-back weeks, finishing second among Florida Tech runners and 81^st overall with a time of 25:04.4, His time is third best in program history. Noah Heal ran a 25:09.2 and Thomas Carpenter ran a 25:13.1 for the fourth and fifth best time all-time, respectively.

Wesley Petersen made his mark as a freshman, securing the 10^th best time in school history with a 25:45.1 and 154^th place. Dominic Longobardi shaved 45 second off his personal record with a 26:00.1.

Tyler Herrera cut five seconds off his personal best while Brycen Haner cut over 80 seconds off his PR. Jake Greene was the final Panther to cross with a time of 27:37.20

As a team, Florida Tech finished in front of Palm Beach Atlantic, Nova Southeastern, and Saint Leo.
 
Men's Top Finishers (Place)
1. Tom Evans – 24:56.60 (69th)
2. Shane Levesque – 25:04.30 (81st)
3. Noah Heal – 25:09.20 (87th)
4. Thomas Carpenter – 25:13.10 (94th)
5. Wesley Petersen – 25:45.10 (154th)
6. Dominic Longobardi – 26:00.10 (185th)
7. Tyler Herrera – 26:16.10 (220th)
8. Brycen Haner – 26:32.90 (258th)
9. Jake Greene – 27:37.20 (335th)

COACHES CORNER:
"We ran really hard from the gun and gave ourselves a chance with the best teams," said Coach Anderson. "We couldn't hold onto the pace long enough but we walked away feeling very confident about what we can do in November. I'd like to congratulate Tom Evans on having the fastest all time 8K and for us to post the fastest scoring average all time. Its championship season from this point forward."

NEXT UP:
The Panthers have two weeks to prepare for the SSC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 7.

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