Results 

The Christopher Newport men's cross country team made history on Saturday as the Captains placed third at the NCAA Championships Principia College's North Farm Cross Country Course. The third-placing team finish was the highest in CAC history. 

In the 32-team field, the Captains totaled 221 points to finish behind only North Central (Ill.) (57) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (196). York, making its first-ever appearance at the national meet, took 30th with 699 points. 

The Captains placed a trio of runners in the top-25 en route to All-America honors. Grayson Reid capped of his remarkable career with a fifth-place showing in 24:20.60, the highest individual finish at nationals in conference history. The previous best finish in the CAC came from York's two-time All-American Tim Hartung, who took seventh in 2012. 

Joining Reid on the All-America podium for the Captains was JJ LaPointe in 14th (24:40.32) and Jeff Dover in 21st (24:44.59). CNU was one of just two programs to place three runners in the top-25. 

Reid, LaPointe and Dover become the fifth, sixth, and seventh All-Americans in conference history. Previous CAC men's cross country All-Americans include Mary Washington's Jon Gates (1996) and Frank DeVar (2009), Goucher's Jeff Olenick (2000), and York's Tim Hartung (2012 & 2013). 

Alex Smith paced York in 141st place, while Mary Washington's Jeff Gibson placed 144th as the lone representative from the Eagles at nationsl.