SEATTLE, Wa. – University of Montevallo men's cross country runner Joe Leventry posted a school-record 56^th-place finish at the 2022 Div. II NCAA Cross Country National Championship on Friday, Dec. 2.
 
The graduate runner went out on a blistering pace moving all the way up to the 36^th position by the 3.8K split. Leventry came off his pace during the middle third of the race dropping back to 66^th at the four-mile mark. In the final 3,600 meters, the Hoover, Ala. native climbed ten positions to earn his final 56^th-place standing with a school record time of 30:47.5 in his second national title race. Leventry's 56^th-place finish is the highest by any Montevallo cross country runner in program-history.
 
"What a race! We had a game plan and Joe executed perfectly," said head coach Tommy Barksdale. "Finishing 56th in the country solidified Joe as one of the best distance runners in D2! We couldn't be more excited for Joe. We are very proud of him and the way he puts everything out there. Now, we turn our focus to indoors and are looking to continue the progress! Joe had the highest finish ever by a Montevallo male or female at a cross country national championship."
 
Leventry will end his Montevallo cross country career with 18 top-30 finishes, 15 top-20 placements, 10 top-10 finishes and one event win at the 2021 Falcon Classic.