A runner-up finish from Elliot Thorkelson and a strong scoring pack behind him helped John Carroll earn second place at the 2015 All-Ohio Division III Men's Cross Country Championships Friday afternoon at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio.

Elliot Thorkelson and Patrick O'Brien set the tone, and the rest of the Blue Streaks followed.

Both teams were regionally ranked and John Carroll was nationally ranked, but the home squad pulled off a mild upset as the Case Western Reserve Spartans used a 1-2 individual finish to edge the Blue Streaks, 25-30, at the Sudeck Sundown Classic Friday...

Classes are now in session in University Heights, which means the Blue Streaks are back in action. It's a crowded slate of action over the holiday weekend, with most squads hitting the road for non-conference contests.

For the first time in program history, the John Carroll men's cross country program sits atop the preseason Ohio Athletic Conference coaches poll.

The dawn of a new era in men's cross country in John Carroll may still see its brightest days ahead.