OSHKOSH, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) - The UW-River Falls men's cross country team finished in 14th place out of 33 teams with 454 points at the NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships hosted by UW-Oshkosh.  This was the best ever finish in school history. 

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: 14^th place, 454 Points
Location: Lake Breeze Golf Club Oshkosh, Wisconsin
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Daniel Borash led the team with a 14^th place finish, the best ever in school history. 
• Borash's performance earned him All-Region Honors and qualified him for the NCAA Division III National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, November 19^th. 
• Borash is just the second men's cross country runner in school history to qualify for the National Championships. 
• In the two spot for the Falcons, running the best race of his collegiate career, was sophomore Braydon Johnson, finishing in 62nd in 26:09, a 10 second lifetime best and great improvement from his 129^th place finish in 2015.  
• Junior Julian Manley, battling an injury, ran tough and came in third for the Falcons in 26:40 for 93^rd place. 
• Sophomore Sean Seichter, running in his first Regional Championship, finished in 27:26, placing him 135^th out of 244 competitors. 
• In fifth position was sophomore Chase Arens, running just off of his personal best to finish in 150^th with a 27:43. 
• Senior Koday Guden capped off his UWRF career running in 6^th for the Falcons, finishing in 181^st with a 28:51. 

THE OPPOSITION
 

• Ian LaMere (Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville) was the defending NCAA Division III Midwest Regional champion and took this years championship with a time of 24:02.
• North Central College captured its 28th NCAA Division III Midwest Regional title with a score of 37.