Senior Charlie Meade of the men's cross country team turned in an excellent performance at the 24^th annual Griak Invitational, finishing first on the team and third overall out of 370 runners with an 8K time of 25:42.  Meade's effort helped the No. 16-ranked Eagles to a third-place finish out of 35 teams at one of the premier cross country competitions in the nation which was held in Minneapolis. 

Emory recorded 113 points and finished behind only No.2-ranked UW-La Crosse (48 pts.) and No. 8-ranked UW-Platteville (81 pts.).