HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Four members of the IU Indianapolis men's cross country team made their collegiate cross country debuts on Friday (Aug. 30) at the Queen City Invitational at Valhalla. Redshirt freshman Noah Price was the Jaguars top finisher, placing fifth overall, completing the 5,000m race in a time of 15:46.9. 

NKU took the team title with 32 points, fending off second-place Bellarmine by 15 points. The Jaguars didn't factor in the team scoring as head coach Justin Roeder's team had just four finishers. NKU's Natnael Weldemichael took the individual tape in a time of 14:59.4, cruising past the field by 22 seconds. 

Price trailed a pair of NKU and Miami (Ohio) runners in a fifth-place finish. 

"It was a great effort today," Price said. "We went into the race with great attitudes and did the job that we needed to do. Personally, I felt really good through the race and am super pumped for the next race because I know I have more to give!"

Behind him, Jay Pillai placed 13th of 52 runners overall in a time of 16:17.6 and Andrew Blake was 19th at 16:27.8. Nicholas Probst rounded out the team's entries at 16:39.5. 

The Jaguars will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Grizzly Invitational, hosted by Franklin College in Shelbyville, Ind.