BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On a cool, crisp morning, the Tigers challenged the 8,000-meter course at Phil Moore Park for the Mid-South Conference Championship.
 
Facing a tough task in dethroning the Shawnee State Bears, the Tigers fell short, as they finished in second place behind the First Team All-MSC performance from Sam Kiser. With a conservative start, Kiser was able to battle from the middle of the pack to pull out a fifth-place finish, with a final time of 26:08.
 
This honor was Kiser's second First Team All-MSC honor, and third all-conference honor after a second team performance last season.
 
Jacob Hamilton, Josiah Harp, and Camryn Snapp were all able to pick up top 20 finishes, but narrowly missed all-conference honors. The trio, with the addition of Chris Stoeckel and Jiovanni Rivera, packed well for the majority of the race before the three up front developed a gap.
 
Hamilton, Harp, and Snapp only allowed one person between each of them, finishing in 16^th, 18^th, and 20^threspectively. Leading the trio, Hamilton used a 26:53 for his 16^th place finish, missing the all-conference bid by seven seconds.
 
Harp was able to break the 27-minute barrier following Hamilton with a 26:58. Snapp came in shortly after, running a 27:06.
 
In the effort, Stoeckel rounded out CU's top five with a strong performance of his own. With a 27:25, Stoeckel marked a 23^rd place finish.
 
Rivera became the next Tiger runner in, using a 27:44 to finish 27^th overall.
 
Rounding out Campbellsville's scoring was Collin Sheffield. Sheffield, racing his first MSC Championship squeezed under the 28 minute mark with a 27:56 for 34^th place.
 
Also racing for CU was Brandon Cox (28:25), Kipkoech Lang'at (28:35), Matthew Fisher (28:38), and Briley Shrewsberry (29:38).
 
CU tallied a total team score of 71 with an average time of 26:55 and a 1:17 spread. This score was enough for second place after Shawnee State placed six runners in the top seven for a score of 17 total points. This marks the Tigers fourth consecutive second place finish.
 
Seth Farmer took the individual title, running a 25:15. 
 
After the meet, CU was honored with their all-conference honorees. Snapp was also recognized as a member of the MSC Champions of Character Team.
 
The Tigers will now await to see if they received an at-large bid to the NAIA Championship.
 
Without a bid, CU will send Sam Kiser to the championships in Vancouver, Washington in two weeks.
 
Campbellsville will return to action next weekend in Lookout, Mo. for the NCCAA National Championships.