Butler's William Zegarski turned in another impressive performance against an elite field Friday morning at the Nuttycombe Invitational hosted by Wisconsin.
 
The graduate student placed 19^th overall, completing the 8k Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in a time of 23:02.5. The field featured 21 ranked teams, including the Bulldogs who were selected No. 21 in this week's national USTFCCCA poll.
 
The Bulldogs finished 18^th in the team standings, coming in ahead of several ranked teams: No. 2 Iowa State, No. 13 Washington, No. 17 Washington State, No. 26 Georgia, No. 27 Michigan, and No. 29 Missouri. There were a total of 35 teams in the field.
 
The top five teams in the final results were No. 1-ranked New Mexico, No. 6 Colorado, No. 7 BYU, No. 16 Arkansas, and No. 10 Florida. Colorado's Meshack Kipruto won the race in a time of 22:30.1; the top four finishers were separated by 1.3 seconds.
 
The Butler Men in the "A" Race:
19) William Zegarski, 23:02.5
51) Simon Jeukenne, 23:29.8
132) Graham Tomori, 24:07.0
135) Sean Byrnes, 24:07.6
156) Matteo Rosio,24:16.9
160) Seth Mahony, 24:17.8
171) Kyle Grove, 24:22.8
 
Several Bulldogs also navigated the course in Madison, Wis., as part of the Men's "B" race.
 
The Butler Men in the "B" Race:
52) Connor Latouf, 24:46.1
56) Caelan D'Onofrio, 24:48.5
62) Kayden Elliott, 24:56.7
67) Eli Ilg, 25:00.7
103) Asher Propst, 25:45.7
120) Owen Whitney, 26:29.0
 
UP NEXT: Friday's meet served as the final competition for the Butler men prior to the BIG EAST Championships Oct. 30 in Virginia.