Men's Cross Country Takes First Place at Brian Simpson Invite

Columbia, Mo.- The Unversity Of Saint Mary Men's Cross Country team traveled to participate in the Brian Simpson Invite on Saturday morning, resulting in a first-place finish. 

Ryan Heline finished first for the Spires this week, running a 24:57.24 and taking third place overall. Right behind Heline was Elvis Rojas-King with a time of 25:17.78 for a fifth-place overall finish.

Team Scores

1. Saint Mary - 32
2. Missouri-St. Louis - 54
3. Southwest Baptist - 85
4. Missouri S&T - 108
5. Lindenwood - 126

Individual Placement

1. Ryan Heline- 24:57.24
2. Elvis Rojas-King- 25:17.78 
3. Chris Metz- 25:23.57
4. Austin O'Dwyer- 25:24.98 
5. Dominick Beine- 25:25.68 
6. Dawson Adams- 25:28.17 
7. Daniel Pantoja- 25:52.90
8. Tommy Baker- 25:55.34
9. Kaden Cooley- 25:55.49
10. Kenneth Howell- 25:58.84

Up Next 

The Spires will be competing in an NAIA Regional on Saturday.