The men's championship race at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational in October came down to the final 400 meters, and it did not disappoint. North Carolina State's Sam Parsons had a large lead, but Syracuse's Justyn Knight showed off the kick that beat Galen Rupp this summer and surged past Parsons for the win. Knight would go on to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title and finish runner-up to Villanova's Patrick Tiernan at the NCAA cross country championships.



Social media's reaction...

PSA: @justyn_knight has wheels. pic.twitter.com/jbmdOZlHfR

— FloTrack (@FloTrack) October 15, 2016

When mom says pizza rolls are ready https://t.co/yXKNzp7Wqv

— Syracuse XC/Track (@CuseXCTF) October 16, 2016

Loll @justyn_knight casually dropping what looked like a 48 last quarter in 8k XC dude has no chill @FloTrack

— Charles P.-T. (@Chuck_PT) October 14, 2016

The day @justyn_knight became a sprinter. Way to go kid! https://t.co/NYpuqSqQaG

— Mobolade Ajomale (@BoladeA) October 14, 2016

Tell @AthleticsCanada to put me on that 4x100 bro

— Justyn Knight (@justyn_knight) October 14, 2016

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— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) October 15, 2016