VANCOUVER, WA. – No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s cross country finished their 2019 season with an eight-place finish at NAIA Nationals. This marks back to back seasons with a top ten finish at the National Championships for the Wildcats following their 2nd place finish in 2018.

Chris Maxon paced the Wildcats as their only top-20 runner, finishing in 19th with a time of 25:17.6. All of the top five racers for the Wildcats finished in the top-100 in an overall field of 335 runners. 

EVENT VITALS

NAIA National Cross Country Championships 

• Team Finish:  Indiana Wesleyan – 9th of 37
• Number of Runners:  335
• Location: Vancouver, WA – Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

TOP 7

• No. 1: Chris Maxon: 1 19th, 25:17.6
• No. 2: Adrien Howard: 61st, 26:02.9
• No. 3: Jesse Saxton: 62nd, 26:03.2
• No. 4: Landon Miller: 66th, 26:05.1
• No. 5: Steven Ott: 89th, 26:20.1

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• No. 6: Matthew Ruppert: 132nd, 26:39.3
• No. 7: Jared Williams: 144th, 26:43.9

FOSS PERSPECTIVE 

• “Rough day for the men, but they never quit.  Proud of the effort even though we are disappointed in the results.”

ON THE COURSE

1. #1 Oklahoma City - 110
2. #6 Taylor - 171
3. #7 Lewis-Clark - 187
4. #13 Embry-Riddle Arizona - 195
5. #2 College of Idaho - 203
6. #3 St. Mary (Kan.) - 225
7. #8 Shawnee State - 228
8. #4 Indiana Wesleyan - 261
9. #9 The Masters - 282
10. #11 St. Francis (Ill.) - 315
11. #21 Antelope Valley - 356
12. #5 Southern Oregon - 360
13. #19 Rocky Mountain - 365
14. #15 Milligan - 369
15. #17 Oregon Tech - 406
16. #16 Dordt - 435
17. #10 Huntington - 477
18. #12 Olivet Nazarene - 494
19. #25 Eastern Oregon - 509
20. #RV Goshen - 512
21. Dakota State - 533
22. #23 St. Xavier - 592
23. #14 Baker - 597
24. #RV Columbia (Mo.) - 620
25. #20 Wayland Baptist - 626

UP NEXT

• The Wildcats concluded their fall season.