COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Columbia College men's cross country team competed at the Larry Young Invitational at Gans Creek Cross Country Course this evening. The Cougars took third in the 8k event.

Will Cherrington was Columbia's top performer, taking ninth with a time of 25:57. Just seconds after, Kalieb Redda crossed the finish line with a time of 25:59.

Columbia Order of Finish:
9. Will Cherrington - 25:57
11. Kalieb Redda - 25:59
37. Oscar Curry - 27:19
45. Gauge MacGregor - 27:31
71. Thomas Evans - 28:16
79. Laik Graham - 28:28
125. Mark Noble - 29:41

Team Finishes:
1. The Master's (Calif.)
2. Campbellsville (Ky.)
3. Columbia
4. Park (Mo.
5. William Penn (Iowa)
6. Missouri S&T 
7. Mount Mercy (Iowa)
8. John Brown (Ark.)
9. Midland (Neb.)
10. Missouri Baptist
11. William Woods (Mo.)
12. Huntington (Ind.)
13. Friends (Kan.)
14. Central Methodist (Mo.)
15. Indiana Kokomo
16. Haskell (Kan.)
17. Webster (Mo.)
18. Emmaus Bible (Iowa)
19. Brescia (Ky.)
20. Westminster (Mo.)
21. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.)

Columbia finds their way back to Gans Creek Cross Country Course on October 12, as they compete in the Brian Simpson Invitational hosted by the University of Missouri - St. Louis.