LC STATE ATHLETICS NEWS

“Good performance today for the men,” Head Coach Mike Collins said. “I thought we had a nice team race. We have multiple guys that can be within our top five, so it’s nice and that we have guys that can and will step up on days if somebody else is having a bad day or sick. I think our guys are pretty motivated. We had a great start today and a good middle, we just have to get better at finishing. We do that and we’re going to be in the run for it later. They are motivated and excited, and I’m looking forward to seeing us work on things. Getting a chance to run on the national course will definitely do them good later and will also help our women as we prepare for that hopefully.”

Lewiston native Kobe Wessels led the Warrior group with a 40^th-place finish. He clocked a time of 25:09.8 and was in the top 15 among NAIA runners in the race. Conner May placed second for LC State for the third consecutive race to solidify his consistency. The senior crossed the line in 25:14.4. Fellow senior Griffen Parsells ran a personal-best time of 25:16.0 to place 54^th.

Carter Gordon was the fourth LC State runner across the line in 68^th (25:24.3) and Connor Alexander wrapped up the top five with a PR of 25:36.1 to place 86^th.

Alexander Fry finished in the top 100 in 92^nd (25:41.2), Clay Shumaker was 137^th (26:07.5) and Cooper Carlson placed 174^th (26:31.2). Tristin O’Brien was 192^nd (26:38.3) and Keith Uitdewiligen capped the LC runners at 204^th (26:46.0).

No. 10 Oklahoma City was the top NAIA team at the meet in second place and No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan was fifth. The Warriors tied in points with No. 6 Taylor (Ind.) and finished ahead of No. 5 Cumberlands (Ky.) by 57 points. No. 16 Aquinas (Mich.) and No. 21 Grace (Ind.) also placed in the top 15.

UP NEXT

The Warrior women, along with a select group of men, will compete at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational in Salem, Ore., on Oct. 5.

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