Men's Cross Country Places Fifth in Greeno/Dirksen Invite

Men's Cross Country took part in the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational on Saturday in Lincoln. The Tigers placed fifth in the Gold Division (non-NCAA D1 teams) and was the second-best NAIA team behind preseason No. 2 St. Mary (Kan.).

Porter Bickley led the Tigers with a time of 25:58.4 to place 21st overall. He is the first Tiger since Alec Wick in 2019 to run a sub-26 minute race at this event. Thomas Oliver posted a time of 26:07.1 to place 27th. Doane's final three runners in their Top 5 came across the finish line with nine seconds separating them. Luke Bonifas was 40th in a time of 26:31.1, Nelson Ruto was 42nd with a time of 26:36.8, and Emmanuel Yego placed 46th in a time of 26:40.3.

Other Tiger runners:
Michael Grigsby - 58th (26:55.7)
Jayden Wall - 60th (26:56.6)
Duncan Blankenship - 76th (27:18.8)
Jakob Tadlock - 101st (27:49.9)
Will Dawes - 111th (28:05.7)
Alex Fowler - 141st (28:34.2)
Eli Marez - 164th (29:05.0)
Nate O'Brien - 167th (29:07.8)
Logan Brooks - 197th (30:08.7)
Jeremiah Arndt - 201st (30:16.9)
Kale Maguire - 215th (30:51.4)
Joseph Seifferlein - 218th (30:58.8)
Cody Smith - 219th (30:59.3)
Logan Menke - 230th (31:22.1)
John Dawes - 245th (32:04.6)
Jordan Kwiatkowski - 259th (33:01.1)
Chance Mock - 266th (33:59.1)
Jake Parsley - 272nd (35:24.9)

The Tigers will return to action on Saturday, October 12, when they compete at the Dordt Invite in Sioux Center, Iowa.