SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Chicago men's cross country took home their third consecutive first-place finish of the season on Friday morning after defeating 15 Division I programs and several more Division II programs at Notre Dame.

Liam Eifert started off the race strong, and he remained in the top-5 for the entire race from the 1-mile mark and beyond. He stuck with the lead pack, and he brought home a third-place finish with the 5th-fastest time in UChicago cross country history at 24:26.8.

Freshman Evan Parker also ran his way into the UChicago record book as his time of 24:50.2 is the 4th-fastest time by a freshman and the 21st-fastest time ever in UChicago cross country history. Parker would place top-20 with an 18th-place finish.

Three more Maroons rounded out the scoring with top-40 finishes including Noah Bender (25:02.3), Grant Musick (25:08.5), and Isaac Cohen (25:09.6). Musick and Cohen were also joined by Andrew Valentino (25:49.5) with collegiate best times in the race.

The University of Chicago will return to action on Saturday, October 4, as they travel to Augustana (IL) for the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational to wrap up their split-squad weekend.

TOP FINISHERS (8K):

* 3) Liam Eifert - 24:26.8 (5th in UChicago history)
* 18) Evan Parker - 24:50.2 (4th by UChicago freshman; 21st in UChicago history)
* 27) Noah Bender - 25:02.3
* 38) Grant Musick - 25:08.5 (Collegiate Best)
* 40) Isaac Cohen - 25:09.6 (Collegiate Best)
* 54) Spencer May - 25:26.5
* 72) Andrew Valentino - 25:49.5 (Collegiate Best)
* 92) Sam Zwick-Lavinsky - 26:07.0