OBERLIN, Ohio – The Franklin men's cross country team made their final regular season appearance on Saturday (Oct. 15) morning, taking part in the Inter Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College.
 
With 31 other teams from around the region also competing, the Grizzlies walked away with a 20^th place finish and 574 points.
 
Sophomore John Asplund finished as the leader for the Grizzlies and placed 60^th overall with an 8K time of 26:23.3. Elliott Gough placed second on the FC leaderboard and 123^rd overall after hitting the finish line in 27:17.2. Right on his heels was junior Jack Sells in 127^th place, finishing with a time of 27:21.0.
 
Freshman Riley Devening took 175^th with a time of 28:06.9 and fellow rookie Trevor Newby placed 180^th in 28:17.6 to round out the scoring times. Other times included Samuel Wilson (28:31.3), Eli Cochrane (28:42.1), Jonah Decker (29:06.5), Parker Mullins (29:25.2) and Wyatt McCullough (31:51.5).
 
Franklin will be off for two weeks to prepare for the 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Championships, which are set for Oct. 29 in Bluffton, Ohio.