Northfield, Minn. – The Macalester College men's cross country team competed at the Cannon River Closer at St. Olaf on Thursday, Nov. 5. The Scots finished in second place with 32 points, 7 more than the first-place Ole's who finished with 24. The Cannon River Closer is the last meet of the season before the NCAA North Regional Meet on Saturday, Nov. 14 

Crossing the finish line first for Macalester in the 5K was first-year Hazel Small (St. Paul, Minn/Como Park) who ran a 16:10.8 time to collect a third-place finish overall. First-year Oren Garvey Shah (Madison, Wis./Madison East) finished in fourth 2 seconds after Small with a 16:12.8 time to collect fourth place. Max Mortensen was next for Macalester, finishing in sixth place in 16:25.5. Rounding out the top ten for Macalester was first-year Matt Schmersal (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) who ran a 16:26.5.
 
Sophomore Ben Walton-Scott (Atlanta, Ga/The Paideia School) finished in 16:43.2 and first-year Nathaniel Goff (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/John F. Kennedy) finished in 16:49 for eleventh and fourteenth respectively. 

The NCAA North Region Meet will take place in Northfield, Minn. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at noon at St. Olaf College.