Men's Cross Country Runs Strong in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Doane Men's Cross Country squad ran their first 8K race of the year on Saturday at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite held at Mahoney Park GC. The Tigers placed ninth overall and was the second-highest finishing NAIA program with 247 points.

Porter Bickley led the way for Doane with a time of 25:23 as he placed 29th. Michael Grigsby took 38th place with a time of 25:38. Jayden Wall posted a time of 25:43 to place 44th and Alvin Keter took 47th with a time of 25:47. Will Dawes rounded out the team's Top 5 by placing 149th with a time of 27:25.

Also running for the Tigers were:
Nate O'Brien - 152nd (27:34)
Cody Smith - 169th (27:45)
Alex Fowler - 182nd (28:00)
Chance Mock - 206th (28:27)
Logan Menke - 219th (28:42)
Gregory Cockerill - 250th (29:31)
Kale Maguire - 254th (29:44)
Logan Brooks - 256th (29:53)
Logan Wiseman - 266th (30:05)
Austin Wood - 274th (30:38)
Brady Troxel - 276th (30:40)
Kasen York - 277th (30:49)
Joseph Seifferlein - 282nd (31:04)
Jake Parsley - 303rd (33:23)

Next up for the Tigers will be the Dordt Holiday Inn Classic in Sioux Center, Iowa, on October 11.