RESULTS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 12^th-ranked Flames finished third out of 28 teams in a loaded Gold Race at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic Saturday morning. The 8K race was held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
Michigan was the overall team winner with 74 points. West Texas A&M was right behind with 76 points and Lee was third with 139 points. Michigan is ranked No. 15 in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Coaches' Poll, while West Texas A&M is No. 3 in Division II.

Luke Gaddis was Lee's first finisher. He crossed the finish line at 24:10.9 to place 13^th out of 279 runners. William Amponsah of West Texas A&M was the individual winner with a time of 23:21.0.

Aaron Himes and Ryan Lovelace gave Lee three runners in the top 24. Himes completed the race at 24:21.6 for 22^nd and Lovelace was 24^th with a time of 24:22.4. Xian Campbell recorded a time of 24:39.4 for 34^th. Owen Pearce rounded out the Lee scoring with a 46^th-place time of 24:47.0.

Edimo Ninteretse and Stephen Clark were the Lee spacers. Ninteretse stopped the clock at 24:50.7 for 52^nd and Clark finished 66^th (24:57.7).

Pierre Chauveau completed the circuit at 24:58.1 to claim 68^th position. Jon Fielding Stogner was 81^st (25:09.6) with Caleb Guthery shortly after in 83^rd at 25:10.3. Jacob Hatcher's time of 25:24.9 put him in 105^th place.

Tal Old, Elijah Moran, Kenneth Bishop and Parker Campbell were the final four finishers for the Flames. Old (25:25.9) finished 107^th and Moran (25:30.5) was 114^th. Bishop (25:32.4) and Campbell (25:32.5) were 118^th and 119^th, respectively.

The Flames are scheduled to be back in action on October 12 with a trip to Huntsville, Alabama, for the UAH Charger Invite. The 8K race with be held at John Hunt Park with a 9 a.m. EST start.