NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Jerry Xu finished in sixth place out of 328 runners at the NCAA Division III Pre-Nationals, hosted by Carleton College on Saturday afternoon.

Xu finished with a 24:35.9 to earn his way into the top 10. Isaiah Hammerand of Wartburg was the individual champion in 24:05.1, while Xu edged out Jefferson Wright of Pomona-Pitzer (24:41.7) for the top SCIAC finisher. 

Jonas Rickert was the second Stag to finish in 25:52.0 to come in 124th place, while Jacob Pippel was three spots behind in 127th place in 25:54.7. Raja Mehendale was 137th with a time of 26:00.2, and Charlie Routledge was the final Stag scorer in 142nd place with a 26:02.3.

CMS will be back in action next weekend at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.