No. 8 Men’s Cross Country Captures 2023 Pre-National Meet

THE BASICS: – Location: Newville, Pa. (Big Spring High School) – The Lead: With the top five separated by just a 36-second margin on Saturday morning, the No. 8 ranked MIT men’s cross country team finished first out of 38 teams at the Pre-National Meet that was hosted by Dickinson College. The Engineers, the defending NCAA National Champions, finished the meet with 71 points to defeat No. 5 Williams by a 15-point margin. Overall, MIT defeated three top-10 teams (including No. 2 Pomona-Pitzer) and seven ranked among the top-20 in the nation. HOW IT HAPPENED: – Graduate student Lowell Hensgen…