WHITEWATER, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh men's cross country placed seventh at the 65th WIAC Championship (presented by Culver's) in Whitewater on Saturday (Oct. 31), scoring 177 team points.
 
UW-La Crosse claimed the team title with 27 points, securing the league championship for the ninth season in a row. Logan Murphy of UW-Stevens Point ran away with the individual crown at 24:07.1.
 
Alex Peterson (Oconto Falls/Gillett) led the Titans by finishing the Warhawks' campus course in 25:41.3 to take 22nd.
 
Racing in his first career championship, Brady Lewis (Cedarburg/Cedarburg) took 42nd in 26:19.6. Lucas Nicholson (Pewaukee/Pewaukee) was third for Oshkosh, running a 26:28.9 which placed him 49th. Aaron Nehls (Fredonia/Ozaukee) was close behind in 52nd with a 26:30.8 finish ahead of Ben O'Brien (Cecil/Bonduel), who rounded out the scorers for Oshkosh with a 65th-place time of 27:01.2.
 
The sixth and seventh Oshkosh competitors to cross the finish line were Luke Beeksma (Eau Claire/Eau Claire Memorial) and Zac Watson (Waukesha/Waukesha South), who placed 68th and 69th with respective times of 27:03.6 and 27:06.1.
 
Oshkosh returns home to host the Dia de los Muertos Carrera at the XC Ranch on Thursday (Nov. 5) followed by the NCAA Division III North Regional in Northfield, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 14.