LAKELAND, Fla. – Lynn men's cross country finished fourth at the 26th FLRunners.com Invitational on Friday evening with a team score of 112. The Fighting Knights posted four scoring finishes inside the top 35 in the 8-kilometer race, led by sophomore Christopher Cotilla and senior Renzo Almeida.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Cotilla paced the Fighting Knights, placing 21st overall with a personal-best time of 28:04.73 at a 5:39 mile pace
- Almeida crossed close behind in 23rd place, clocking 28:13.44
- Freshman Daniel Reyes earned a top-35 result, finishing 31st in 28:49.34
- Fellow freshman Ethan Barnett followed in 33rd with a mark of 29:18.28, rounding out Lynn's scoring four
- Junior Kyle Juliano finished in 39th at 30:24.59 for a new personal record
- Junior Jack Flavin (46th - 32:09.19 (personal-best)) and sophomore Tyler Barrios (53rd - 33:45.05) added depth to the Blue and White's effort
 
TEAM FINISHES:
1. Florida Southern (15)
2. Tampa (50)
3. Palm Beach Atlantic (101)
4. Lynn (112)
5. New College of Florida (153)
6. Southeastern (164)
7. Eckerd (191)
8. Florida National (192)
 
UP NEXT:
The Lynn men's cross country team has a bit of a break before it heads back up to Lakeland for the Sunshine State Conference Championship on Saturday, Oct. 25 with an 8:45 am start time.