The Ranger men placed first in the last cross country meet of the season on Oct. 12. They travel to the Great American Conference Championships in Ada this weekend.
Christian Franklin, a junior mass communication major from Las Vegas, came in first in the Carol Swenson Invite hosted by McPherson College in Kansas. It was the second meet Franklin won this season. Finishing at 2:45.42, he turned in his second fastest 8K time of the season.
Four other Rangers made it into the Top 10.
James Fincher, a senior health and sports science education major from Las Vegas, placed second at 26:14.87, which was also his second fastest time this season.
Collins Yego, a health and sports science education major, was sixth overall at 26:50.8, setting a new personal record.
Riley Herndon, a sophomore business administration major from Elk City, was eighth with a time of 26:57.6.
Alan Lares, a sophomore health and sports science education major from Elgin, also set a personal record with 27:08.5, which put him in 10th place.
Five Rangers finished in the Top 10 at the Carol Swenson Invite in Kansas on Oct. 12. Not pictured: Collins Yego.
Playmakers
Wins second 8K this season
Other results: Place Time
Edward Robledo-Gonzales 11 27.16.9
Salat Ibrahim 15 27:35.3
Crispus Atukwatse 17 27:45.0
Jordan Pierce 20 27:54.8
Andrew Scott 22 27:59.3
Edgar Reyes 23 27:59.4
Zachary Cox 24 28:02.1
Basheer Suied 29 28:23.2
Aaron Medrano 41 29:43.4
Tristan Meeker 44 30:37.7
Benjamin Morfin 47 31:11.8