Senior Joe Doerr and juniors Karter Seitz and Joseph Leland have been selected as captains for the Holy Cross men's cross country team in 2020.

"They have challenged the team to aggressively build up their mileage base during the summer to be prepared for the fall season," said head coach Jim Kavanagh about the leadership team. "I am encouraged by how seamlessly the three captains assumed the leadership roles during such difficult times.

"The success of the men's squad in 2020 hinges on the top runners producing more competitive times early. This urgency to be ready early puts a premium on quality summer training and effective leadership, which I anticipate from the captains."

Doerr will bring veteran leadership to the Crusaders, having competed at both the NCAA Northeast Regional and Patriot League Championship each of the last three seasons. At 2019's Patriot League Championship, he placed 66^th in an 8K time of 27:32.7, following that up with a personal-best 10K time of 33:57.6 at the NCAA Northeast Regional.

Seitz had a breakthrough campaign for Holy Cross in 2019, emerging as one of the team's top runners. He had the best 8K time of any Crusader last season, running a 25:28.8 to lead the team with a 67^th-place finish at the Paul Short Run. He placed 33^rd at the 2019 Patriot League Championship in a time of 26:36.1, and later ran a 10K PR of 32:19.8 at the NCAA Northeast Regional.

Leland has been the Crusaders' top finisher at the Patriot League Championship each of the last two seasons, finishing 23^rd in 2019 with an 8K time of 26:19.6. He additionally led Holy Cross at the NCAA Northeast Regional last season, placing 163^rd in a 10K time of 31:40.3.