WVU Tech places 22nd in NAIA Men's XC National Championship to lead RSC
WVU Tech places 22nd in NAIA Men's XC National Championship to lead RSC
By WVU Tech Sports Information
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The WVU Tech men's cross country squad finished 22nd in the nation during the NAIA National Championship Friday, Nov. 16. The event took place at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids. Overall, Tech ran a combined 8-kilometer time of 2:10:18 (an average of 26:04 per runner), the fastest by two minutes this season.
Junior Dan Nehnevaj crossed the line at 25:15 to finish 36th among a field of 330 competitors. The Vancouver, Washington native was competing in the race for the first time.
Freshman Brandon Hudson finished second for the Gold and Blue, running the 8k course in a time of 25:49. Fellow freshman Nick Lee crossed next for Tech with a time of 26:24.
Finishing out the top five for WVU Tech included freshman Nathan Morton(26:24) and sophomore Michael Ecker-Randolph (26:29).
Also competing for the Golden Bears were freshmen Zachary Longwell(27:21) and Aidan Hearne (27:51).
Individual qualifiers at the NAIA national meet from the River States Conference included six runners from five different schools. Point Park's Xavier Stephens was the first of the RSC individual's to cross the finish line and was the third overall from the conference with a time of 25:59. Other competitors from the RSC were Justin Spoon (Asbury) 26:18, Kameron Carpenter (Rio Grande) 26:24, Drake Dickerson (Ohio Christian) 26:28, Keshawn Jones (Rio Grande) 26:54 and Kyle Robinson (Brescia) 27:18.
For the complete results from the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship, click here.