COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – Four College of Idaho runners finished in the lead pack, helping the College of Idaho cruise to their second-straight Cascade Conference Men's Cross Country title, as the Coyotes rolled to the victory in the event presented by U.S. Bank at Middlefield Golf Course.
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Coyotes, ranked No. 2 nationally, had four runners cross the finish line before any other school had their second-fastest runner complete the 8,000-meter circuit, recording 43 place-points, well ahead of second place (and No. 5 ranked) Southern Oregon (59). The C of I lead quartet had a gap of just 11 seconds between the first and fourth finishing racers.
All-Americans
Cole Campbell and
Alex Martin led the C of I contingent, as Campbell placed fourth (25:27) and Martin fifth (25:28), with
Josh Frey a close ninth (25:37) and defending CCC champ,
Marcos Cervantes in tenth (25:38). All four were honored on the All-CCC team, as was head coach
Austin Basterrechea, who was named CCC Coach of the Year.
Ian Jackson had a solid circuit, finishing as C of I's fifth scoring runner (26:12) – placing 15th, while both
Braden Heath (26:14) and
Bryce Odegard (26:24) had Top-25 finishes.
Riley Sine of Northwest earned the individual title with a time of 25:15, ahead of Southern's Brandon Kelsey (25:19) and Alex Navarro (25:21) of Eastern Oregon.
With their win, the Yotes earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships in Vancouver, Wash., set for Nov. 22.
