Huntsville, Ala. – The nationally-ranked Missouri Southern men's cross country team placed fifth and
Ryan Riddle won his third-straight event of the season as the Lions competed at the UAH Charger Invite at John Hunt Park.
Riddle crossed the 8k finish line in a time of 23:47.76, four seconds in front of the nearest competitor. It is Riddle's third win this season as he has won every event he has entered.
JP Rutledge was sixth in a time of 23:57.44, while
Jarod Ozee was 41
st in a time of 24:52.35.
Riley Simpson finished 47
th in a time of 25:00.15, while
Kevin Koester crossed the line in a time of 25:40.24.
Zachary Finley finished in a time of 25:48.50, while
Landon Fatino and
Gabe McClain finished in times of 25:55.78 and 27:34.12, respectively.
The Lions were one of five ranked teams in the men's field and all five ranked teams finished in the top-five. Pittsburg State won the team title with 90 points, while Lee was second with a total of 107. Alabama-Huntsville finished third, followed by Southern Indiana, the Lions, Embry-Riddle, Illinois-Springfield, Florida Southern, Saint Leo and Fort Lewis to round out the top ten teams.
A total of 33 teams competed with 340 runners taking part in the men's 8k.
The Lions will be back in action next when the team competes in the 2021 MIAA Cross Country Championships which will be ran on October 23 in Kearney, Neb.
