ResultsPhotosNORTHFIELD, Minn. -
Jake Campbell captured the individual title as he led the Oles to a team victory at the Oles first 8k of the season.
Campbell broke away with 500 meters remaining in the race to win with a time of 25:20.2. Â Christian Leitner of UW-Eau Claire was the runner-up finishing three seconds off Campbell. Â
Calvin Lehn was the second finisher for the Oles with an eighth place finish in 25:46.9 and
Paul Escher finished 11th overall. Â
Keith Ketola and
Sean Bjork rounded out the top five for St. Olaf both with top 25 finishes.
St. Olaf scored 59 points, 14 ahead of runner up UW-Eau Claire, who put three runners within the top seven this morning.
St. Olaf will return to competition on Oct. 2 at the Blugold Invitational.