CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the first NAIA Cross Country National Championship appearance in school history, Campbellsville University finished in 20th place at McAlpine Creek Park.

Sophomore Adam Sandidge led the way for Campbellsville, crossing the finish line with a time of 25:42.

Senior's Brett Pierce, Dylan Ford and Joey Hartlage ran their final race as Tigers. Pierce finished in 62^nd place with a time of 25:58, Ford placed 140^th (27:11) and Hartlage placed 175^th (27:11).

Campbellsville also had freshman Bret Crawford in the field and he placed third onn the team with a time of 26:07. Corbin Harris (234^th, 28:35) and Zach Napier (243^rd, 29:37) rounded out the seven Tigers in the field.

"I am so proud of the men's team and what they accomplished today and this year as a team," said coach Hilary Lakes. "We came in as the 28^th ranked team and had a goal of Top 25. We raced well and exceeded that with a 20^th place finish. We raced well today and it was a great day for all. We have had a great saeason as a team and finished strong."

Oklahoma City University won the team national championship with its top five runners in the Top 34. Arya Bahreini led the Stars with a second place finish (24:15).

Geoffrey Kipchumba from William Carey won the individual title by 29 seconds over Benard Keter from Wayland Baptist with a first place finish of 23:55. Keter finished one second in front of Bahreini with a time of 24:14.

37th   Adam Sandidge, 25:42.0
62nd   Brett Pierce, 25:58.8
69th   Bret Crawford, 26:07.5
140th  Dylan Ford, 26:53.2
175th  Joey Hartlage. 27:11.2
234th  Corbin Harris, 28:35.6
243rd  Zach Napier, 29:37.8