JOPLIN, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod men's cross country team placed ninth overall out of 16 teams recording two top-13 finishes at the Missouri Southern Stampede Friday in Joplin, Mo. The Ichabods will be back in action on Sept. 29 at the Chili Pepper Festival at the University of Arkansas.
 
David Kibet paced the Ichabod runners finishing eighth overall in a time of 25:25.87 over the 8K course. Ichabod newcomer Donald Kibet finished 13th overall in a tie of 26:03.20. Leo Cossham finished 49th overall in a time of 27:11.40.
 
Gabriel Chinya finished 42nd in a time of 26:53.84 and Daniel Alamilla was 59th in a time of 27:28.66.
 
Sam Steinlicht completed the course in a time of 27:38.72 to finish 68th overall while Nick Petrella was 80th in a time of 28:06.67 and Paul Kamp was 82nd in a time of 28:08.41.
 
Rafael Montemayor was 99th in a time of 28:28.41 followed by Aidan Junior in 109th in a time of 28:46.60.
 
Shane Mullen placed 127th in a time of 29:10.02 and Ryan Rochford was 154th overall in a time of 30:28.56 and Jaemon Smith was 171st in a time of 31:02.23.
 
East Central had the first-, fourth-, sixth-, eleventh-, and 16th-place finishers to win the meet with 38 points. New Mexico Highlands was second with 99 points followed by Mississippi College with 100 points, Missouri Southern with 133 points and Drury had 150 points to finish fifth. The Ichabods tallied a total of 166 points trailing Illinois-Springfield (154), Tiffin (162) and Missouri Western (165).