Abe Eckman, a junior at Jasper High in Indiana, won the boys white division open race at the XC Town USA Meet of Champions, presented by The Garrett Companies. Eckman covered the 5-kilometer layout in 16:11.4 on the LaVern Gibson course in Terre Haute, Ind. He placed third overall in the combined results of the 298 male athletes competing in both open races, trailing Spencer Carpenter of Westview High in Indiana (15:59.9) and Rendon Kuykendall of Hope Christian High in New Mexico (16:09.2).