John Carroll held together as a pack today at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.Wisconsin.

John Carroll held together as a pack today at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.Wisconsin.

Looking to make a mark amongst in-state competition on Friday, the John Carroll University men's cross country team rose to the challenge with a second place showing in Division III and a 12th place output overall in the All-Ohio Championships hosted b...

Looking to make a mark amongst in-state competition on Friday, the John Carroll University men's cross country team rose to the challenge with a second place showing in Division III and a 12th place output overall in the All-Ohio Championships hosted b...

Looking to impress at the National Catholic Championships, the John Carroll University men's cross country team responded with a third place showing in the non-Division I standings on Friday afternoon at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.

Looking to impress at the National Catholic Championships, the John Carroll University men's cross country team responded with a third place showing in the non-Division I standings on Friday afternoon at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.

Sophomore Andrew Snyder ran the race of his life.

Sophomore Andrew Snyder ran the race of his life.

Tadhg Karski led the men's cross country team at the 13th annual Bill Sudeck Classic on Saturday morning in Cleveland.
The junior navigated the 6K in 19:54.14 for his first career top 10 finish at JCU. Karski finished fourth.

Nearly a dozen freshman dot the John Carroll men's cross country roster in 2013.

But those names intermigle with nearly a dozen sophomores, juniors and seniors ... just the kind of mix Dara Ford sees as a significant step in the development of a str...