BOSTON, Mass. — Men's cross country posted a strong third-place team finish, beating out two nationally ranked teams, at the NCAA Northeast Regionals at Franklin Park in Boston on Friday afternoon.

Seniors Ben Rainero and Brian Eimstad qualified individually for the NCAA National Championship on Nov. 21 in Louisville, Ky., with their performances. Rainero was once again the Big Red's top finisher, placing an impressive fifth overall at 30:35, while Eimstad placed 14^th at 30:58. Sophomore Dominic DeLuca also finished in the race's top coming in 18^th at 31:06. Junior James Gowans (33^rd, 31:31) and sophomore Josh Dyrland (44^th, 31:38) rounded out Cornell's top five. Junior Zach Israel placed 57^th at 31:56 and senior Connor Herr was 69^th at 32:08.

No. 2 Syracuse and No. 9 Iona finished in the top two spots, respectively, and will automatically qualify for the NCAA National Championship next weekend in Louisville, Ky., while the Big Red will await its fate. No. 16 Columbia finished fifth with No. 29 Providence right behind in sixth.

Full results can be found here.

More to follow.