Lions finish fifth at Central Missouri
Results
Warrensburg, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern men's cross
country team finished fifth today at a rain-soaked Mule Run
hosted by the University of Central Missouri at Pertle Springs.
The Lions, who held out two of
their top runners in Dustin Dixon and Jarkko Jarvenpaa, saw both
Brennan Benkert and Aki Nummela finish in the top 15. Benkert
was ninth with a time of 21:25.40 in the four mile race, while
Nummela was 13th with a finish of 21:34.63.
Freshman Derek Mendell was 25th,
while Shawn Goebel, Chris Bell and Derick Kimrey were 53rd,
63rd, and 64th, respectively. A total of 167 runners took place
in the event.
The Lions will be back in action
next Saturday, when Southern plays host to the Southern
Stampede. |
