FREDERICK, Md. – Jim Heilman (Lutherville, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) finished sixth to lead McDaniel at the Hood Cross Country Open in men's cross country action on Saturday.

Time and Score:

• The Green Terror finished tied for third out of 14 teams at the meet with 98 points. A total of 133 runners competed at the 8,000-meter distance. Grove City won the meet with 20 points.

Heads of the Class:

• Jim Heilman turned in a time of 26:34 to finish sixth.

Five of a Kind: The following athletes rounded out the scoring five at the meet:

• Will Greene (Westminster, Md./Delone Catholic) finished ninth (26:52)
• Gavin Gibson (Newark, Del./Sanford) finished 10th (26:54)
• Shaun Thompson (Mt. Airy, Md./Glenelg) finished 28th (27:57)
• Michael Gallagher (Elko, Nev./Elko) finished 59th (29:34)

Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes finished in the top 10 at the meet:

• Jim Heilman finished sixth.
• Will Greene finished ninth.
• Gavin Gibson finished 10th.
• The trio all broke 27 minutes, marking a first in program history.

Top of His Game: The following athletes turned in a personal best at the meet:

• Jim Heilman bettered his previous best by 29 seconds.
• Will Greene bettered his previous best by 27 seconds.
• Gavin Gibson bettered his previous best by 1 minute, 7 seconds.
• Shaun Thompson bettered his previous best by 34 seconds.
• Michael Gallagher bettered his previous best by 19 seconds.
• Cyrus Daroowalla (Westminster, Md./Westminster) bettered his previous best by seven seconds.
• Kyle Crouse (Keymar, Md./Francis Scott Key) bettered his previous best by 17 seconds.

Making the List: The following athletes turned in a top-10 all-time Green Terror time on the course.

• Jim Heilman now ranks first (26:34).
• Will Greene now ranks second (26:52).
• Gavin Gibson now ranks third (26:54).
• Shaun Thompson now ranks fourth (27:57).
• Michael Gallagher now ranks seventh (29:34).
• Cyrus Daroowalla now ranks eighth (30:09).
• Kyle Crouse now ranks ninth (30:17).
• Alex Panagakos (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) now ranks 10th (30:22).

The Best of the Rest: The following also competed at the event:

• Cyrus Daroowalla, 65th, 30:09
• Kyle Crouse, 69th, 30:17
• Alex Panagakos, 71st, 30:22
• Miky Kisi, 106th, 34:19
• Caleb White, 119th, 36:28

Next Up: The Green Terror is back in action at the Centennial Conference Championship hosted by Haverford on Saturday, Oct. 29 beginning at 11 a.m.

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