MASON, Ohio- The Northern Kentucky University men's cross country team placed second (67 points) out of 12 teams at the Queen City Invitational on Saturday. Andrew Schille was the top Norse, taking third (two points) overall with a time of 18:39.40.
 
Brady Holmer followed Schille in 10^th (eight points) crossing the finish line at 18:53.00. Ryan Burrows (20^th, 19:10.0, 17 points), Caleb Agustus (22^nd, 19:11.20, 19 points), Izak Velasquez ( 24^th, 19:13.70, 21 points), John Michael Griffith (26^th, 19:20.20, 23 points) and Michael Mangus (29^th, 19:24.40, 26 points) rounded out NKU's top seven.
 
The 6,000m course at Kingswood Park included a field of 132 runners.  Cincinnati won the race taking first with a score of 58 points. Indianapolis took third tallying 82 points.
 
The Norse return to action Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Bluegrass Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky. For more information on the NKU cross country program and all Norse athletics, please visit NKUNorse.com. You can get updates on the program by following on @NKUNorseXCTF on Facebook and Twitter.