Danville, AL. – The MMI men's cross country team committed the last two weekends to hard training, and it showed at the Warhawk Invitational, hosted by Calhoun Community College, last Friday afternoon.  "This was one of the best days we've had as a team," stated head coach Chad Balentine. "Following two weekends off to train through, it was a day filled with gritty hard sprints to the finish line, lots of PR's, and an amazing effort from top to bottom.  I couldn't have been prouder of the way we competed today."

Freshmen Peter Paccassi (26:27), Sam Myers (26:55), and Thomas Burch (27:09) finished 2^nd, 6^th, and 7^th respectively, pacing the Tigers to a 3^rd place team finish.  They were followed by Parker Hicks (27:54), Abubakr Jallow (28:32), Ben Stewart (28:56), Michael Cody (29:12), Jeremy Garcia (29:16), Nelson Troy (29:45), Amarion Booker (30:37), Barrett Draiss (31:24), Joshua Gaffney (31:52), Joshua Romero (32:47), Tyler Druskoff (34:52), and Jacob Hilb (35:03). Twelve out of fifteen men had personal bests, and the other three had season best performances in the 8k race. 

Peter Paccassi and the entire men's team now see themselves atop the MMI record books.  Paccassi now holds the fastest 8k time in school history and the men's team average of 27:24 surpasses previous team averages. 

MMI will compete at the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Meet Friday, October 27, at the John Hunt Cross Country Park in Huntsville, Alabama.