Collegiate cross country teams see success at recent invitational meets

Appalachian State University's cross country teams competed at the Arturo Barrios Invitational in College Station, Texas. The men's team secured second place overall with a score of 144. Noah Martinson led the men with an 11th-place finish in 23:17:4, setting a new school record for the 8K distance. The women's team finished 30th overall.

At the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama cross country teams concluded their regular season with first-place finishes for both the men and women. Dismus Lokira won the men's 8K race with a time of 23:05, while Caren Kiplagat secured her third consecutive individual victory in the women's 6K with a time of 18:31.