SPOKANE, Wash. - Navy men's cross country junior Steve Schroeder (Monticello, Ill.) placed first with a 25:04.25 mark to give Navy the dual meet win over Gonzaga, 23-36 Saturday.

Schroeder recorded his fifth career individual title with a time of 25:04.25. After Schroeder, teammates John Sweeney (Sr., Euclid, Ohio) and Zach Hebda (Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) crossed the finish line fourth and fifth, respectively, in 25:16.07 and 25:17.11.

Sam Peckham (Jr., Valencia, Calif.) and Mitchell Pratt (So.,Temple City, Calif.) placed sixth (25:17.83) and seventh (25:29.57) to round Navy's five scoring runners to clinch the dual meet victory.

Overall, Navy recorded all seven runners in the top 10. The Mids have placed first in all three meets this season and the dual meet victory improves their record to 1-0.

Navy will have a week off after the dual meet with Gonzaga before competing in the highly competitive Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, Oct. 4. at 11 a.m.