Bolivar, Mo. -- The tenth-ranked Missouri Southern men's cross country team came away with a win this morning as the Lions competed at the Beacrat Classic hosted by Southwest Baptist University.
Running at Bolivar CC, the Lions placed three runners in the top ten and all five scoring times in the top 15. The Lions scored 38 points as a team, defeating second-place Central Missouri by 22 points.
Cody Berry was second with a time of 19:54.96 over the four-mile course.
Nickson Kiptoo placed fourth in a time of 20:03.71, while
Jared Haltom was ninth,
Josh Webb was 13th and
Todd Capron was 15th.
Jared Ozee placed 33rd and
Nathan Painter was 35th, while
Ryan Drendel and
Trevor Shanks placed 52nd and 54th.
Columbia College placed third, while Missouri S&T, Washburn, Southwest Baptist and Drury round out the team scores.
The Lions will be back in action next week running at the Forest Park Cross Country Festival hosted by Saint Louis University.
