COLD SPRING, Minn. - Silas Ebeling finished runner-up at the Bennie Johnnie Autumn Classic, leading men's cross country to a third place finish.

Ebeling ran a career-best time of 26:28.3. The Knights also got top-25 finishes from junior Eliott Heiderich, who finished 14th, and Thomas Moldenhauer, who finished 25th. Heiderich ran in 27:06.3 and Moldenhauer finished in 27:29.6.

Junior Levi Schuetze in 47th and freshman Andrew Holz in 53rd rounded out the lineup for MLC with both runners cracking the 29-minute mark.

MLC finished behind only Gustavus and St. Olaf, while finishing first among four UMAC teams present.