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Josh Lombardo paced the Judges with personal best by half a second.

With 16 other nationally-ranked teams in the field that previewed the NCAA Championship course, the Judges finished ahead of 13 of them.

The Judges were led by sophomore Josh Lombardo, who placed 19th.

The senior sensation and the Judges both won their third-straight meet of the 2018 season.

Emily Bryson was honored for the second time this season and ninth in her cross country career, while Greg Irwin was named for the first time ever.

The senior sensation had finished fourth, third and second before today's win. It was the third team win in four years for the Judges.

For Emily Bryson, it was her eighth UAA Athlete of the Week honor for cross country, while it was the first honor for both doubles players.

The Judge sophomore finished 44th overall and took 30 seconds of his time at UMD from his rookie season.

The rookie edged sophomore Josh Lombardo, while the Judges were a point behind Wentworth in the team rankings.