NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Connecticut College men's cross country team finished 28th out of 35 teams at the 2026 Running of the Cows (Pre-Nationals) on Saturday afternoon at the Bill Huyck Championship Cross Country Course.

The meet featured 17 nationally-ranked programs in the latest USTFCCCA poll, including seven of the top 10 teams. No. 5 Wartburg took home the team title led by a medalist finish from Isaiah Hammerand. 

Ellis Iurilli-Hough (Melrose, Mass.) paced the Camels with a time of 25:12.3 over the 8K course and finished 36th overall in the field of 328 runners. Ronan Staab (White Plains, N.Y.) was the next Conn runner to cross the finish in 184th place with a time of 26:19.2, and Brendan Capodanno (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) was right behind him to place 199th in 26:31.5.

John Disturco (New Canaan, Conn.) and Tristen McDonough (Lincoln, R.I.) rounded out the scoring for the Camels. Disturco clocked in at 26:36.7 and finished 214th while McDonough took 241st in 26:50.4. Josh Barzilai (Princeton, N.J.) and Carter Stevenson (Kent, Ohio) rounded out Conn's top-7 and finished 253rd and 278th, respectively.

Conn will next compete at the James Earley Invitational on Saturday, October 10.