The three-peat was not to be, as the two-time defending national champion Pomona-Pitzer men’s cross country team finished fifth at the NCAA Division III championships November 19 in East Lansing, Michigan.
With patches of snow on the ground, gusting winds and temperatures in the 20s, conditions were challenging. The No. 1-ranked Sagehens were knocked off by MIT, which won its first national championship. Pomona-Pitzer was led by Lucas Florsheim ’24 in 16th place and Derek Fearon ’24 in 24th as the pair earned All-American honors.
The Pomona-Pitzer women finished 11th, led by Abigail Loiselle ’23, who earned All-American honors with her 21st-place finish.