OXFORD, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's cross country team put together an impressive performance to claim its eighth straight Mid-American Conference title, Saturday, Oct. 28 in Oxford, Ohio, tying the conference record for most consecutive titles. Claiming the program's 22nd MAC Championship, Eastern Michigan is the first school since Miami (1949-1956) to claim the conference title eight years in-a-row.
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EIGHT STRAIGHT! @EMUMXC_TF claims 2017 MAC Men's Cross Country Title! #MACtion pic.twitter.com/MieeJPROxQ — #MACtion (@MACSports) October 28, 2017EMU posted a team score of 27 points, which is the fourth-best team score in MAC Championship history, with the three top performances also coming from the Eastern performances (2006-23, 2014-23, and 2016-15).