ASHLAND, Neb. – The Columbia College men's cross country team placed fifth out of 26 teams at the Blazing Tiger Invitational this morning.

Kalieb Redda finished first, securing a new school record with a time of 24:19.38 on the 8K course, while Will Cherrington added a sixth-place finish in 24:59.88 to give the Cougars two runners in the top 10. Cherrington now holds the fourth best time in Cougar men's cross country history, overtaking his previous spot.

The Cougars totaled 156 points, finishing behind St. Mary (Kansas) who won with 59 points, College of Idaho (100), Doane (109), and Kansas Wesleyan (148).

Columbia College Results:

• 1st: Kalieb Redda, 24:19.38
• 6th: Will Cherrington, 24:59.88
• 50th: Gauge MacGregor, 25:54.15
• 55th: Malo Helion, 26:00.11
• 57th: Marcos Lara, 26:03.59
• 120th: Laik Graham, 27:00.95
• 121st: TJ Evans, 27:00.97

Team Standings:

1. St. Mary (Kan.) - 59
2. College of Idaho - 100
3. Doane - 109
4. Kansas Wesleyan - 148
5. Columbia (Mo.) - 156
6. Concordia (Neb.) - 161
7. Mount Mercy - 172
8. John Brown - 179
9. Benedictine (Kan.) - 218
10. Evangel - 252
11. Dakota State - 310
12. William Penn - 391
13. St. Ambrose - 422
14. Bellevue - 425
15. Morningside - 478
16. Bethel (Kan.) - 493
17. Dickinson St. - 512
18. Bethany (Kan.) - 532
19. William Woods - 541
20. MidAmerica Nazarene - 558
21. Baker - 565
22. Friends - 568
23. Hastings - 626
24. Montana Western - 690
25. Sterling - 721
26. Tabor - 832

Columbia returns to action at the American Midwest Conference Championships in St. Louis at Wilmore Park on November 6th.