By Kevin Kim, Coordinator of Sports Information and Athletic Events
BEREA, Kentucky -- The Men's Cross Country team started off the new season with a convincing win in the Berea College/Centre College Cross Country Jamboree. The men won 21 points ahead of the 2nd place team Centre College.
After being named the #1 team in the South/Southeast Region by USTFCCA earlier this week, the men did not disappoint the voters with their performance. The Mountaineers had 5 in the top 5, with Senior Tanner Carson winning the meet overall with a time of 15:29. Sophomore Tyler Little, Avery Fair, senior Logan McKenzie, and freshman Luke Wilson rounded out the top 10 with times of 15:53, 16:05, 16:24, and 16:30 respectively.
The Mountaineers ended with an overall time of 1:20:19.20 and an average time of 16:03.84
The Men's Cross Country team will be back in action on September 14th, at the Berea College Mike and Mary Kay Invitational.