Hansen Places Sixth Overall at Nuttycombe Invitational

MADISON, Wisc. – In a field that featured 23 ranked teams, including 17 ranked inside the top 20, freshman Rocky Hansen placed sixth individually, leading Wake Forest to a 16th-place team finish Friday at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisc.

Hansen, a two-time Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year, clocked 23:27.2 in only his second collegiate race en route to the sixth-place finish.

Sophomore's Joe O'Brien (24:11.3) and Gavin Ehlers (24:21.6), recorded solid performances as they finished 62nd and 96th, respectively. Freshman Hunter Jones and junior Luke Tewalt placed 133rd and 136th to complete the Demon Deacons' top-five spread.

Overall, the Demon Deacons finished ahead of five teams that came into Friday's race ranked in the top-15 nationally.

Men's 8k

Place (Points)	Name	Time
6 (6)	Rocky Hansen	23:27.2
62 (62)	Joe O'Brien	24:11.3
96 (95)	Gavin Ehlers	24:21.6
133 (132)	Hunter Jones	24:35.1
136 (135)	Luke Tewalt	24:35.7
157	Charlie Sprott	24:44.1
172	Rynard Swanepoel	24:49.5
198	Weber Long	25:02.7

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Hansen Places Sixth Overall at Nuttycombe Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Gavin Ehlers

Rocky Hansen

Hunter Jones

Weber Long

Joe O'Brien

Charlie Sprott

Rynard Swanepoel

Luke Tewalt

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