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MXC A-R-C Championships

Watson Earns Fourth All-Conference Accolade as Duhawks Earn Second Place Finish at A-R-C Championships

November 2, 2024

By: Alexis Ponce | Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Loras College men's cross country team secured a second-place finish, as well as having four runners earn All-Conference honors at the 2024 American Rivers Conference Championship Saturday afternoon.

Leading the pack for the Duhawks was senior Julian Watson, who became a four-time All-Conference runner with a seventh-place finish and a time of 24:47.2. Just a few places behind came Isaac Bourne who claimed 10th place with a time of 24:58.8.

Rounding out the All-Conference finishers came by way of Jacob Belha and Carlo Dannenfelser. Belha finished in 16th place with a time of 25:09.1, while Dannenfelser checked into 20th place just six seconds later with a time of 25:15.8.

The Duhawks had 17 out of 22 men run personal bests with the other five running season bests. Earning the final points for the Purple and Gold were Eric Rutherford (23rd – 25:20.9), Jack Beehler (28th – 25:34.7), and Landis Musser (50th – 26:03.1).

"Both teams did what was realistic for themselves against highly ranked national and regional opponents and the men improved by 29 for the 1-5 spread," said head coach Ethan Adlfinger.

The Duhawks look to improve in the next two weeks as they prepare for the regional championship.

Up Next: Loras will travel to Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill. to compete in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship. Races begin at 12 p.m.
 
Men's Team Scores
  1. Wartburg – 15
  2. Loras – 62
  3. Dubuque – 112
  4. Central – 133
  5. Simpson – 144
  6. Luther – 161
  7. Nebraska Wesleyan – 189
  8. Buena Vista – 208
  9. Coe – 234
2024 Men's All-Conference
  1. Isaiah Hammerand – Wartburg
  2. Lance Sobaski – Wartburg
  3. Jacob Green – Wartburg
  4. Sam Schmitz – Wartburg
  5. Shane Erb – Wartburg
  6. Eli Larson – Wartburg
  7. Julian Watson – Loras
  8. Connor Lancial – Wartburg
  9. Anthony Carney – Dubuque
  10. Isaac Bourne – Loras
  11. Clay Pehl – Wartburg
  12. Ander Julian – Wartburg
  13. Lewis Kleman – Coe
  14. Michael Goodenbour – Wartburg
  15. Cole Legget – Simpson
  16. Jacob Belha – Loras
  17. Kyle Miller – Buena Vista
  18. Dawson Fricke – Wartburg
  19. Ahmed Aldamak – Wartburg
  20. Carlo Dannenfelser – Loras
 
Most Valuable Runner: Isaiah Hammerand (Wartburg)
Rookie of Runner of the Year: Ahmed Aldamak (Wartburg)
Coaching Staff of the Year: Wartburg (Head Coach Ryan Chapman)