ST. LOUIS, Mo. - For the second consecutive year, the Columbia College men's cross country team secured the American Midwest Conference (AMC) championship title on Thursday afternoon.
As a team, the Cougars finished first and added a team top time of 2:14.47, fourth best in Columbia College history.
Columbia Order of Finish:
1.
Kalieb Redda - 26:22.64
2.
Gauge MacGregor - 26:51.57
3.
Marcos Lara - 27:06.85
4.
Malo Helion - 27:13.09
5.
Ryan Brown - 27:15.79
6.
Laik Graham - 27:18.25
7.
Max Stephan - 27:34.51
8.
TJ Evans - 27:37.46
9.
Liam Lyon - 28:08.87
10.
Dryst Bostick - 28:19.38
11.
Mark Noble - 28:32.46
13.
Coen Buxton - 28:48.93
14.
Noah Bredehoeft - 29:19.62
15.
Nicky Yaros - 29:23.10
17.
Conner Diaz - 30:03.31
All-Conference Honors
Kalieb Redda took first in the 8k race with a time of 26:22.64. Redda was named AMC Runner of the Year, while earning All-AMC honors.
Gauge MacGregor,
Marcos Lara,
Malo Helion,
Ryan Brown,
Laik Graham,
Max Stephan,
TJ Evans,
Liam Lyon, and
Dryst Bostick were also named to the All-AMC Team for their top-10 finishes. Further, Lara picked up Newcomer of the Year, Lyon earned Freshman of the Year, and Brown was named to the Champions of Character Team.
Academic All-Conference
Team Finishes:
1. Columbia - 15 points
2. Health Sciences and Pharmacy - 75 points
3. Hannibal-LaGrange - 84 points
4. Crowley's Ridge - 90 points
5. Williams Baptist - 101 points
Up Next
With the AMC title, the Cougars earned the conference's automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships on November 21 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahasee, Fla.
