NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Loras College men's cross country team climbed to No. 25 in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coaches Poll, the organization announced Wednesday.

The Duhawks also hold the No. 5 spot in the Midwest Region following a strong showing at last week's Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa.

Leading the way for Loras was Isaac Bourne, who placed third out of 407 runners with a time of 24:25.1 to earn a top-25 finisher award. Eric Rutherford followed in 28th place, clocking in at 25:04.8.

Loras saw five of its top seven runners notch personal bests on the course. McGrath led that group in 50th (25:18.3), followed by Beehler in 55th (25:23.1), Cryer in 154th (26:15.5), Hoger in 171st (26:24.0) and Schlichting in 184th (26:26.9).

As a team, Loras finished eighth out of 45 teams after coming into the race as the 10^th nationally ranked program.

The Duhawks return to action Saturday, Oct. 18, traveling to Rock Island, Ill., to compete in the Augustana Interregional at 11 a.m.