PALATINE, IL-  The #1 ranked Harper College men's cross country team set an NJCAA-record by winning their eighth consecutive National Title in Holyoke, MA on Saturday.

Heading into the national meet having just been named the #1 Division III program by the USTFCCCA, the Hawks did not disappoint on the big stage.  All five runners who scored for the Hawks finished in the top-12 on the way to their meet-low 38 points.  Michael Sisko (/Harvest Christian-Elgin) was Harper's top finisher, taking 5th place with a time of 27:40.46.  The next three finishers were all Harper Hawks, as Tony Espinosa (27:44.31, 6th ), Jacob Melgosa (/Jacobs) (27:49.70, 7th), and Jeff Glatz (/Lake Zurich) (27:51.76, 8th) were behind  Sisko.  The last runner scoring for the Hawks was Jack Casey (/Barrington), who's time of 28:01.16 was good for 12th place.

The 38 points scored by the Hawks was the second-lowest total they've had in their 8-year championship run, trailing only the 2014 team who scored an incredible 28 points.

Full results of the meet can be found here.