PEORIA, Ill. - The Greenville University men's cross country team turned in a solid performance on Friday, placing eighth in the team standings with 245 points. The Panthers posted a top-five team time of 2:28:43, averaging 29:45 per runner, while recording a top-seven average of 30:45.

Freshman Hunter Malan paced Greenville's effort, crossing the finish line in 28:40.4 to place 42nd overall. Junior Luis Zavala followed closely behind in 48th place with a time of 28:54.6, giving the Panthers two runners under the 29-minute mark.

Junior Mason Clayton continued Greenville's strong front pack, finishing 55th in 29:14.8. Freshman Nathan Clampet added valuable points with a 76th-place finish in 30:36.8, while junior Chris Bandy rounded out the Panthers' scoring five in 87th place with a time of 31:16.1.

Sophomore Reign Bateman (32:57.7) and freshman Brennan Tate (33:28.8) completed Greenville's top seven finishers, helping the Panthers record a team spread of just 4:49 across their scoring runners.

Also competing for Greenville were junior Drew Thomason, who finished in 34:25.1, and senior Kellen Overton, who crossed the line in 37:48.8.

The Panthers will return to action at Augustana on Oct. 3.