ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The No. 22 Florida Southern College men's cross country team had a sixth-place finish in the Lewis Crossover on Saturday morning at the Lewis Cross Country Course.
 
The Moccasins had 155 points for the sixth-place finish. No. 9 Western Washington was the meet winner, followed by Findlay, No. 13 UC-Colorado Springs, the University of Tampa, and No. 20 Colorado Christian. Florida Tech (15^th) and Palm Beach Atlantic University (17^th) also competed in the event as other Sunshine State Conference teams.
 
Florida Southern was led by top runners Michael Toppi and Cole Summers, who each finished in the top 15. Toppi finished 13^th in 24:30.9 and Summers 24:33.1 for 14^th, both personal bests. Eli Zuppa was the next Moc finisher with a time of 24:48.0 in 23^rd, and Parker Graham in 39^th with a time of 25:12.1. Other Mocs included Jacob Finch, who was 67^th overall with a time of 25:35.3, Michael Girard in 112^th with a time of 26:01.4, and Tyler Gaines in 166^th with a time of 26:46.5.
 
Men's 8K
13 - Michael Toppi - 24:30.9
14 - Cole Summers - 24:33.1
23 - Eli Zuppa - 24:48.0
39 - Parker Graham - 25:12.1
67 - Jacob Finch - 25:35.3
112 - Michael Girard - 26:01.4
166 - Tyler Gaines - 26:46.5
 
The Mocs will return to Lakeland to host the Ed Holloway Classic on Friday, Oct. 16, starting at 5:45 p.m., at Holloway Park.