JOPLIN, Mo. – Senior
Donald Kibet tied a program record with a second-place finish and
Tommy Roehl recorded a top-20 finish as the Washburn Ichabod men's cross country team placed second overall at the NCAA Central Regional Championship on Saturday, in the 10K race hosted at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course.
Kibet's performance tied the highest regional finish in program history for the Washburn squad in a time of 30:21.66. Behind Kibet, the Ichabods displayed impressive pack running with four athletes landing in the top 60.
Tommy Roehl finished 17th in 31:14.38, while
Sebastiaan Horselenberg crossed in 31:24.43 for 22nd.
Ludovico Vaccari clocked 31:31.84 to take 28th, and
Shane Mullen completed the scoring five with a 34th-place time of 31:41.46.
Lukas Mehl and
Alex Adams added key depth for Washburn, finishing 41st (31:57.03) and 59th (32:30.55), respectively.
The Ichabods' spread of just 1:20 between their top five runners highlighted the team's depth and consistency on the regional stage.
Northwest Missouri State's Aziz Mohammed claimed the individual title in 29:53.48, while the Bearcats also earned the team championship with 71 team points. Washburn tallied 102 points, followed by East Central with 114 and Pittsburg State with 117.
Washburn Men's Finishers
