MADISON, Wis. -- Danny Abdala was the Pilot's top finisher at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, finishing 95th overall (24:21.5). Abdala passed more athletes during the race than any other Pilot, totaling 97 athletes from his first split at 2,000 meters to the finish. His finish helped lead the Pilots to a 30th place finish, ahead of No. 27 NC State and three other teams receiving national ranking votes. 

 

Following Abdala, Jona Bodirsky had another strong race with a 99th place finish (24:22.0). Bodirsky was followed by Jonas Gertsen in 131st (24:34.2), Thomas Chaston in 163rd (24:47.5) and Nate Lantz in 180th (24:53.4) to round out the Pilots scoring members. Matt Strangio (188th, 24:57.1), Nolan Hosbein (240th, 25:25.6) and Teddy Buckley (264th, 26:07.9) also finished the race for the Pilots. 

 

The men will race again tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 14 at the George Oja Linfield Invitational in Liberty, Ore. The men's 8K is set for a 10:45 a.m. start. For more coverage and info, visit PortlandPilots.com. 

 

Nuttycombe Invitational

Madison, Wis.

October 13, 2023

 

Men's Team Results—8K

1. No. 1 Northern Arizona, 76 

2. No. 3 BYU, 162 

3. No. 6 Syracuse, 251 

4. No. 14 Cal Baptist, 272 

5. No. 11 Texas, 286 

6. No. 16 Harvard, 287 

7. No. 20 Colorado, 312 

8. No. 7 Villanova, 373 

9. Furman, 394 

10. No. 5 North Carolina, 399 

11. No. 9 Notre Dame, 399 

12. No. 29 Princeton, 417 

13. No. 23 Iowa State, 426 

14. (RV) New Mexico, 427 

15. No. 26 Michigan, 427 

16. No. 18 Wake Forest, 430 

17. No. 15 Eastern Kentucky, 437 

18. Boise State, 483 

19. Air Force, 487 

20. No. 13 Stanford, 489 

21. No. 25 Iona, 512 

22. No. 4 Wisconsin, 548 

23. Georgetown, 572 

24. No. 12 Butler, 582 

25. (RV) Michigan State, 585 

26. No. 23 Gonzaga, 592 

27. (RV) Washington, 612 

28. No. 19 Florida State, 621 

29. (RV) Loyola (Ill.), 645

30. (RV) Portland, 661 

31. No. 27 NC State, 677 

32. (RV) Tulsa, 706 

33. (RV) Utah State, 710 

34. Providence, 755 

35. (RV) Ole Miss, 848 

36. Colorado State, 964 

 

Portland Individual Men

95. Danny Abdala (24:21.5) 

99. Jona Bodirsky (24:22.0) 

131. Jonas Gertsen (24:34.2) 

163. Thomas Chaston (24:47.5)

180. Nate Lantz (24:53.4)

188. Matt Strangio (24:57.1) 

240. Nolan Hosbein (25:25.6) 

264. Teddy Buckley (26:07.9)