GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Tigers put on the longer spikes on Saturday battling through muddy course conditions at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge Saturday morning.
Isaac Kiprop led Campbellsville once again on Saturday. Kiprop finished 42nd overall in the race with his time of 25:35.50.
Dakota Brady stepped up for the Tigers on the weekend. Brady saw his third race of the season under the 26-minute barrier with a .2 second PR of 25:54.30.
The Smithson brothers finished in the 3-4 spot for the team this weekend.
Lukas Smithson was the third man in 88th with his time of 26:18.70, while
Myles Smithson was fourth on the team in 26:32.10.
Alex Steen joined Brady in the PR group on the morning. Steen finished in the five spot for the Tigers with his new best time of 27:18.80, finishing 166th overall.
Luke Burton and
Landon England rounded out the top-seven scoring for the team this weekend. Burton was 183rd overall in 27:46.60, only four seconds away from his lifetime best, and England finished 193rd in 27:56.10.
Overall, the Tigers finished 16th on the day with 440 team points and a 1-5 spread of 1:43.30. Despite the muddy conditions, the Tigers managed to run the 9th best team average in program history of 26:19.
Mid-South Conference opponent the University of the Cumberlands was 2nd overall with 105 points.
This concludes the regular season for Campbellsville. The team will be back in action on Friday, November 3rd, for the Mid-South Conference Championships in Bowling Green, KY.