Senior Zach Emerson (Hillsboro, N.H./Hillsboro-Deering) and sophomore Matt Logie (Germantown, Md./Northwest) led the Mount St. Mary's men's cross county team to a perfect 4-0 record at the Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals held on campus on Friday evening. Sophomore Liz Kessler (Mount Laurel, N.J./Paul VI) finished seventh overall to pace the women's team. The meet, which featured Mount St. Mary's, American, George Washington, Loyola and UMBC, was scored in a dual meet format, meaning each team had an individual matchup against each other.

On the men's side, the Mount went a perfect 4-0 in the dual matchups, followed by American (3-1), UMBC (2-2), Loyola (1-3) and George Washington (0-4). For the women, American went 4-0 to lead the way, followed by UMBC (3-1), Loyola (2-2), Mount St. Mary's (1-3) and George Washington (0-4).

Emerson finished in second place overall for the second straight year with a time of 16:08.06 on the 5K course to pace the Mount men to the victory. Logie finished third with a mark of 16:12.24. American's Dan Beardslee took home first place in the meet with a time of 16:04.88.

The Mount men had five runners in the top 11 spots overall in the race. Sophomore Justin Brackett (Point Pleasant, N.J./Toms River North) was seventh with a time of 16:33.47, junior Dustin Bauer (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) was 10th with a mark of 16:38.47 and sophomore Morgan Sowell (Frederick, Md./Frederick) was 11th with a time of 16:41.41.

For the women, Kessler was the Mount's top finisher in seventh place with a time of 20:35.48. American took the top three spots in the race. Kate Lilley won the event with a time of 18:57.59, followed by Meghan Mason (19:40.35) and Cathleen Ford (19:52.90).

Other top finishers for the Mount women included Samantha Willox (Kent Island, Md./Kent Island) in 15th with a time of 21:34.79 and freshman Maura Tipping (Lansdowne, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) in 16th at 21:37.11.

The Mount returns to action on Sept. 16 at the Salty Dog Invitational hosted by the Naval Academy.