Behling followed up his win in last week’s Augsburg College (Minn.) Invitational with another strong performance, nearly picking up his second win of the season. At the Campus Quest, hosted by the University of Minnesota-Duluth, he finished the 8,000-meter course in second place with a time of 27:04.3, just 1.7 seconds behind the winner. Behling was the top collegiate finisher, as the winner of the race was a UM-Duluth alumnus. Behling was 18.8 seconds ahead of the next closest runner.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Michael Unruh, Freshman, West St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
UW-La Crosse, Brian Shonat, Junior, Grafton, Wis. (Cedarburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Nate Stymiest, Junior, Oconto Falls, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Scott Bowman, Junior, McFarland, Wis.