Men's Cross Country Places Second at CAMPY Invitational
October 9, 2021 - 11:00 am | Dylan Kessler
Coolidge, Ariz. - The Thunderbirds men's cross country team took home the runner-up trophy at the inaugural Vaquero "CAMPY" Invitational, hosted by Central Arizona College.
CAC won the team title, scoring 20 points. The T-Birds tied with the College of Southern Nevada for second place, 87-87. However, the T-Birds won the tiebreaker via their sixth finisher (Curtis Manges) beating out the sixth man of CSN, earning them the runner-up title. Western New Mexico finished only two points behind with 89 points for fourth place. Pima CC (fifth place, 101 points) and Park Univ. (sixth place, 144 points) rounded out the team scoring.
Brandon Wilson was the top finisher for the T-Birds, placing 14th overall with a time of 27:22.3 in the 8000-meter race. Geoffrey Grossthal (17th, 27:44.9) and Connor King (18th, 27:47.7) finished closely behind. Other T-Bird finishers included Tomas Martin (30th, 29:08.3), Kaleb Ross (41st, 30:18.8), Manges (44th, 30:45.3), Ivan Duran (47th, 31:01.7), Noah Clark (55th, 31:59.9), and Patrick Tress (59th, 34:34.7).
"I think the men ran very well and each of them executed their race plans," said Head Coach Dan Pescador. "Brandon and Geoffrey ran smart and worked together the first half of the race. They both came away with season-best times."
The T-Birds will travel out of state next week to Riverside, California. As they will compete in the UCR Highlander Invitational on October 16th.
VAQUERO "CAMPY" INVITATIONAL COMPLETE RESULTS
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