CHICAGO – The Chicago State men’s cross country opened the championship portion of its season on Oct. 31 as it competed in the second-annual Great West Conference Championship meet at famed Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y.
CSU finished eighth in the meet and were led by its two top runners – senior Arturs Bareikis (Oak Forest, Ill.) and freshman Matthew Jordan (Mogadore, Ohio) – in the individual 8K race.
Bareikis finished with a time of 28:19.91 to place 37th in the meet, while Jordan crossed the finish line at 28:31.30.
Other Cougars that competed in the meet were senior Joseph Leyendecker (52nd), sophomore Uri Kuyoro (53rd), senior Anthony Davis (54th) and freshman Luc Faron (55th).
“I am very pleased with how our guys ran,” said CSU second-year head coach Wayne Holloway. “The effort was there and I am proud of all of them.”
Utah Valley won its team championship after scoring 21 points, while NJIT’s Christian Baumbach ran for a time of 25:57.95 to capture the individual title.
The Cougars return to action on Nov. 14 with the NCAA Midwest Region Championships in Springfield, Mo.
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