GLASSBORO, New Jersey—The Mount Union men's cross country team took home the team championship at the 11^th Annual Rowan interregional Border Battle Saturday afternoon.
 
The Purple Raiders won the team title with a total of 70 points while the hosts Rowan were the runners-up with 83 points.
 
Jake Kapper (Bolivar / Tuscarawas Valley) led the way for the Purple Raiders finishing as the runner-up with a time of 26:51.8.
 
Mount Union then had a trio of Jalen Randleman (New London), Jake Parkhurst (Medina) and Liam Blake (Alliance / Marlington) finishing 11^th, 15^th and 16^th with times of 27:32.0, 27:41.7 and 27:43.6.
 
Carter Evans (Palmyra / Southeast) rounded out the team scoring with a 28:13.8 for 35^th overall.
 
Cale Borland (Sunbury / Big Walnut) and Cohen Boyce (Alliance / Marlington) finished 40^th and 47^th with times of 28:20.2 and 28:30.8 to round out the top 7.
 
Mount Union will now get ready for the Ohio Athletic Conference championship hosted by Baldwin Wallace on Saturday October 31^st at the LCCC Cross Country Course.