COLUMBIA, Mo. – Benjamin VandenBrink and
Jacob Warner finished first and second respectively and helped lead the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's cross country team to a second place finish with 54 points at the Brian T. Simpson Invitational on Saturday morning at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo.
VandenBrink won the 8-kilometer race in a time of 24:45.22 and had a pace of 7:56 per mile. Warner finished a second behind with a time of 24:46.24.
Toby Middleton crossed the line at 25:28.87 to finish in 11th place.
Jonny Key made a late push in the last mile of the race to finish 17th at 25:48.01.
Matthias Shelp came in 23rd in a time of 26:05.99 while
Emmett Johnson finished 26th at 26:25.25. Rounding out the scoring for the Tritons was
Julio Cruz Jr. who was 28th at 26:39.38.
UMSL returns to the course on Saturday (Oct. 21) as it travels to Bolivar, Mo., for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.
UMSL Finishers
1.
Benjamin VandenBrink, 24:45.22
2.
Jacob Warner, 24:46.24
11.
Toby Middleton, 25:28.87
17.
Jonny Key, 25:48.01
23.
Matthias Shelp, 26:05.99
26.
Emmett Johnson, 26:25.25
28.
Julio Cruz Jr., 26:39.38.
43.
Sam Savastino, 26:54.07
44.
Caleb Leach, 26:56.93
46.
Michael Wright, 27:08.88
55.
Sebastian Meyer, 27:21.14
57.
Devin St. Clair, 27:22.52
60.
Gavin Love, 27:25.91
77.
Sean Ede, 28:10.40
98.
Ricardo Menjivar, 31:38.70
