RESULTS | Panorama Farms Invitational men's results
 
Charlottesville, Va.----The No. 1 Wingate University men's cross country team finished fourth in the University of Virginia's Panorama Farms Invitational Saturday. The Bulldogs were the only non-Division I squad in the 18-team field. Senior Scott Nutter led the defending NCAA Division II national champions, finishing ninth with a personal-best 8K time of 23:32.0. The Atlantic Coast Conference-member UVA Cavaliers hosted this event.

Wingate posted 110 points, outdistancing fifth-place Duke by 55 markers. The Bulldogs defeated 14 NCAA Division I schools, including Norfolk State, Appalachian State, William & Mary, George Washington, High Point, East Carolina, UNC Greensboro, Richmond, Coastal Carolina and Virginia Military.
 
Meet Information
Panorama Farms Invitational
 
Top five teams: Wake Forest (38 points), Virginia (47), Virginia Tech (62), Wingate (110) and Duke (165).
Individual finishers: 197 student-athletes representing 18 schools
School breakdown: 17 NCAA Division I teams and 1 NCAA Division II team
Location: Panorama Farms, UVA home course, Charlottesville, Virginia 
 
Inside the 8K results
- Wingate University had three runners inside the top 30
- Sophomore Lukas Ehrle finished 12th (23:38.2)
- Junior Luca Poppe claimed 27th place (23:59.0)
- Junior Lars Laros and sophomore Joaquin Campos rounded out the 'Dogs top five
- Laros finished 36th (24:10.6), while Campos was 40th (24:13.6)
- Virginia junior Gary Martin won the Panorama Farms Invitational
- Martin's 8K time of 22:58.9 was 13-plus seconds faster than his nearest competitor
 
Quotables
 
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech: "We had a very specific purpose today and I think the guys who competed did an amazing job. With our current depth on the men's side, we wanted to give a few of the guys one more opportunity to compete against great competition on a beautiful venue at Panorama Farms. We will certainly be back."

Wingate senior student-athlete Scott Nutter: "This was a great experience today. We battled Wake Forest, Virginia and Virginia Tech on their national championship course from last season. We handled the hills well and packed nicely throughout the race. I'm very proud of this team's progression as we move to the post-season races."
 
Wingate junior student-athlete Lars Laros: "I feel like the race went well. It was a very hilly course, but we still managed to do really well with the team finishing fourth. This season, training and racing has been going well for me and the team is really strong this year. I'm excited for the upcoming championship races and I am looking forward to see what the team can do at nationals." 
 
Up Next
 
The 2024 South Atlantic Conference cross country championships are Saturday, Oct. 26 in Newberry, South Carolina. Newberry College is hosting the SAC event at The Farm. The 2024 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional championship meet is Saturday, Nov. 9 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Converse University is hosting the SER race at the Milliken Research Park.
 
The Bulldogs are the defending Southeast Region and South Atlantic Conference champions in both men's and women's cross country. The Wingate men won the '23 NCAA Division II national championship meet, while the Bulldog women claimed eighth place at the '23 NCAA

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