LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Franklin College men's cross country team got back on the course after a week away from competition, taking on a massive field at Saturday's (Oct. 1) Greater Louisville Classic at Tom Sawyer Park.
 
Taking on their largest field of the season, the Grizzlies finished 25^th out of 45 teams total.
 
Sophomore John Asplund was brilliant for the Grizzlies, finishing 24^th overall and setting a new personal best 8K time with a mark of 26:05.3. Junior Jack Sells was second on the Grizzlies and 158^th overall with a time of 27:45.7. One spot back of him in 159^th was sophomore Elliott Gough, who clocked in just behind his teammate in 27:46.3.
 
A pair of freshmen rounded out Franklin's top-five on the day, with Riley Devening placing 183^rd in 27:58.7 and Trevor Newby finishing 187^th with a time of 28:04.1.
 
Also competing for the Grizzlies were freshman Sam Wilson (28:36.7), junior Eli Cochrane (28:41.5), freshman Jonah Decker (29:14.6), junior Wyatt McCullough (29:32.6), junior Parker Mullins (30:02.0), senior Corbin Lee (30:59.8), freshman David Sieg (31:11.5), sophomore Noah McCracken (31:11.6), junior Drew McGaha (31:52.0), junior Tristan Konkler (34:29.1), senior Ethan Bequeret (35:18.2), and sophomore Tyjay Laster (36:20.6).
 
The Grizzlies are off for two weeks before getting back at it on Oct. 15 for their final race of the regular season. Franklin will compete in the Inter-Region Rumble, hosted by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.