Chicago, IL - The Eagles Cross Country crew had their first race of the season on Friday. The event was the NPU/CUC Early Invite. This was a 5k race on the men's side. It is a bit of a tune up race as the NAIA standard race distance is 8k for the men, but a competition nonetheless. 

Judson had a very strong showing in the race as two racers finished in the top 10. Junior David Peterson placed in 7th place with a time 16:37:7. His average mile time was 5:21:1. 

Senior Chase Porsche finished in 3rd place out of 52 runners. His time was 16:03:7, with an average mile time of 5:10:2. Porsche was just three seconds behind the winning time of 16:00:4. 

The next race for the Eagles will be September 5th at the Lewis University Invite in Romeoville, IL.