ATLANTA, Ga. – The Brandeis University men's cross country team place eighth overall today at the 2022 University Athletic Association championships hosted by Emory University at Nash Battlefield Farm.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• As they have been all season, the Judges were paced by senior Matthew Driben (Reading, Mass./Wyomissing). Driben placed 50^th overall with a time of 26:30.3 over the eight-kilometer course. He matched his previous career-best at UAAs with his 2019 placement.
• First-year TJ Carleo (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport) was the team's second finisher for the second time this season, the first since the season opener at Wellesley. He PRed for an 8K course with a time of 26:41.3, 2.1 seconds ahead of his previous best. Carleo placed 56^th.
• Brandeis's third runner was first-year Rob King (Clarksville, Md. / River Hill), the first time he was that high for the Judges. He came in 62^nd with a time of 27:00.3, a career-best by 11 seconds.
• Sophomore Lucas Dia (Montclair, N.J. / Montclair) was fourth on the squad with a time of 27:27.6, good for 68^th place. He improved by four places from his UAA debut last year.
• Junior Henry Nguyen (Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Vocational Tech) and sophomore Dashiell Janicki (New York, N.Y. / H.S. for Math, Science and Eng. at City College) rounded out the scoring for the Judges, placing 73^rd and 74^th, respectively with times of 29:04.2 and 29:11.6. Nguyen's time was a PR.

UP NEXT

• The Judges will close out the 2022 regular season next weekend at the NCAA East Region Championships at Bowdoin College.