Results

LAKE BUENA VISTA − The Flagler College men's cross country team finished 12th  with 307 points at the 24-school, 214-man 16th annual Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic Saturday  morning at the Wide World of Sports Complex.

NCAA Division I member Drake University won the team event with 31 points. The Bulldogs had four runners finish in the top 10. Fellow Division I member Florida Gulf Coast University finished a distant second with 120 points.

Shuaib Winters of Florida A&M University won the individual meet with a time of 25:10.18 over the 8K course. He edged out Drake's Brogan Austin who crossed the line at 25:13.86. UNC Pembroke's Pardon Ndhlovu placed third with a time of 25:23.67.

Mike Lambert (Orlando, Fla., Freedom HS) led the Flagler runners with a season-best time of 26:53.80. Corey Mundy (Green Cove Springs, Fla., Clay HS) placed 45th with a season-best time of 27:32.96. Alex Bonus (Hershey, Pa., Palmyra Area HS) also had a season-best time, 27:47.55, and finished in 57th place. Justin Talavera (Northridge, Calif. , College of the Canyon) continued with Saints harriers posting top times so far this season after crossing the line at 28:33.77 and finishing in 90th place. Rounding out the point scorers for Flagler was Matt Goodman (Orlando, Fla., Winter Park HS) at 29:07.50, a season-best time, and he finished in 112th place.

Zak Shave (St. Augustine, Fla., Pine Richland HS) and Derek Casciano (Meriden, Conn., Coginchaug Regional HS) finished just behind Goodman. Shave posted a time of 29:15.77 while Casciano recorded a time of 29:23.01. They finished in 115th and119th places, respectively. He was followed by Chad Jones (Palm Coast, Fla., Matanzas HS) who posted a time of 29:27.80 and placed 123rd. Richard Johnston (Winter Springs, Fla., Seminole Community College) rounded out the Flagler runners with a time of 29:44.17

Flagler will now prepare for the Peach Belt Conference Championships which will be held Oct. 22 at Aiken S.C.

Team results: 1) Drake 31; 2) Florida Gulf Coast 120; 3) Johnson County CC 156; 4) Tampa 174; 5) Florida Atlantic 185; 6) Florida Tech 196; 7) UNC Pembroke 200; 8) The Citadel 241; 9) Nova Southeastern 270; 10) Wingate 278; 11) Assumption 297; 12) Flagler 307; 13) Florida A&M 316; 14) Ashford 384; 15) Limestone 399; 16) Florida Southern 413; 17) Hanover 486; 18) Webber International 515; 19) Tennessee Wesleyan 519; 20) Saint Leo 561; 21) Regis (Colo.) 594; 22) Methodist 622) 23) Warner 655); 24) Florida College 752.

Top 10 finishers: 1) Shuaib Winters (FAMU) 25:10.18; 2) Brogan Austin (DU) 25:13.86; 3) Pardon Ndhlovu (UNCP) 25:23.67; 4) Omet Kak (DU) 25:33.10; 5) Colin Hagan (DU) 25:42.98; 6) Moses Kirui (FIT) 25:54.84; 7) Argeo Cruz (FGCU) 25:55.75; 8) Chris Schroll (UNCP) 25:59.05; 9) Ben Jaskowiak (DU) 26:13.17; 10) Charles Toledo (UT) 26:16.48.

Flagler runners: 25) Lambert 26:53.80; 45) Mundy 27:32.96; 57) Bonus 27:47.55; 90) Talavera 28:33.73; 112) Goodman 29:07.50; 115) Shave 29:15.77; 119) Casciano 29:23.01; 123) Jones 29:27.80; 136) Johnston 29:44.17.