Geovanni Popoca finished one second out of the Top 15 and just shy of being an All-American in the National Christian College Athletic Association Cross Country Championship. His time of 26:51 was 17
th overall and led Campbellsville University to a 10
th place finish out of 23 teams.
Popoca was followed by the same runners who followed him at Cerritos College in California the previous two years, as
Qualaun Reed was 68
th with a time of 29:06,
Armando Pina ran 29:18 for 76
th place and
Dashan Craft was 79
th with a time of 29:25.
Wes Colvin ran a time of 30:35 and
Matt Oliver cross the finish at 34:44
Malone College repeated as the NCCAA champion, placing its top four runners in the Top 10. Evan Thayer of host school Cedarville University won the individual title with a time of 25:31.
The race concludes Campbellsville's season, as Popoca prepares to race in the NAIA National Championship in Vancouver Nov. 21.