GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Tigers had huge performances from upperclassmen at the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational this morning.
 
Sam Kiser led the Tigers this week with a new lifetime best. Kiser passes alumnus Brett Pierce on the 8K Top 10 list to move to third all-time with his time of 25:21.60. Overall in the race Kiser placed 35^th. 
 
Campbellsville did not see their second man come in for another 49 seconds. Shawn Little ran a 26:10.80 while fifth year senior Jacob Hamilton had a massive performance and season best 26:27.50. Recovering from sickness, Dakota Brady was able to return to form coming in at the four spot on the team with a time of 26:31.70.
 
Rounding out the top five for the Tigers was Collin Sheffield. Sheffield ran a new PR of 26:38.50. The Tigers 1-5 spread on the day was at 1:17 with their 2-5 being within 28 seconds of each other. 
 
Jarrett Crawford came close to dipping under the 27-minute mark at 27:04.70. Lukas Smithson who was Campbellsville's top man at the Greater Louisville Classic came in as the seventh man today with his time of 27:22.70. 
 
Samuel Bennett and Aiden Tucker were the final Tigers in the race. Bennett was just one second off being the seventh man with his time of 27:23.40 while Tucker finished at 28:17.70.
 
Campbellsville was still able to put together the fourth fastest time in program history at 26:14 while placing 17^th overall.
 
Shawnee State finished seventh overall in the meet with their average time of 25:36. The Bears put four runners in front of Campbellsville's second man and five in front of their third. Lindsey Wilson was able to edge out the Tigers placing 15^th in the race with their team average time of 26:13. 
 
The Tigers had other runners compete in a seperate race this morning. Alex Steen was able to run a 28:50.50 and Ian McAninch was close behind him at 28:53.20. Ben Graf ran a 31:29.70, Mack Mullenhour ran a lifetime best of 31:48.60, and rounding out the group was Andrew Evans who ran a time of 32:28.60. 

Campbellsville will now have two weeks to prepare for the post season charge. They take on the Mid-South Conference Championships on Friday November 5th. That meet will be held in Bowling Green, KY. at Phil Moore Park.