HAYS, Kan. – The Regis University men's cross country team competed at the Fort Hays State University Tiger Open this morning earning a seventh-place finish in a field of 13 teams.
The Rangers improve four spots from last year's team finish with this mark with them earning 196 points total as a team and having six individuals compete in the 8K. Overall, there were over 140 individuals that raced.
Sophomore Liam Chavez took home a 20th place finish to lead the Rangers in the race with him earning a time of 25:29.1. In addition, Chavez now has two top 25 finishes this season.
Joining Chavez in the top 50 of today's race was Quinn McKnight with a 41st place finish and a time of 26:06.4.
Beyond the team's top two placers, the others of Carson Schuler, Jace Ketcham and Cole Oese all competed as well with each of them being in the field's top 100.
Schuler took 67th place with a time of 26:56.7 while Ketcham finished in 84th place at 27:28.5.
Oese rounded out the bunch in 96th place at 27:53.3.
Colorado School of Mines placed first as a team to win the race while the individual winner was Letsepa Prince Mudame of Hutchinson Community College.
UP NEXT
The Rangers will return to Colorado for their next race this season when they head back down to Colorado Springs on Oct. 24th for the UCCS Open at Monument Valley Park.