WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Elon men’s cross country team competed in the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational over the weekend posting 11 new times to the team’s all-time outdoor performance list.

In the 800-meter run, Ranley Gousse and #Conor O’Brien# posted times of 2:02.80 and 2:04.94, respectively. Their times in the event placed them in the fifth and sixth spots on the all-time performance list in the event.

Elon excelled in the 1,500-meter run where five Phoenix runners posted top times. O’Brien earned ninth with a time of 4:03.68, which is the second-best outdoor time in the event for the Phoenix. Gousse and Tim Garber finished in 4:06.56 and 4:06.87 to round out the top-five best times in that distance for Elon. Matt Richardson crossed the finish line with a time of 4:09.18, while Ben Perron followed right behind in 4:10.18.

Richardson had the best finish of the day for Elon in the 5,000-meter run in which he placed sixth with a time of 15:15.30. His time in the event was just .20 seconds away from tying Elon’s record in the event. Nick Schneider (15:22.41), Perron (15:25.92), Justin Gianni (15:47.66) and James Stevenson (15:47.75) also added top times to Elon’s all-time performance list.