Simpson men place sixth in A-R-C Championships

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- The conditions were cold and muddy as the Simpson men's cross country team ended in sixth place at the American Rivers Conference Championships on Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa.

Out of 169 runners, freshman Spencer Moon finished first for the Storm in 24th with a time of 28:09.9. Right behind him was teammate Jonathan Facio. Facio ran the 8K in 28:17.8 to place 27th.

In addition to Facio and Moon, two members of Simpson finished in under 29 minutes; Ryan Courtney (28:49.6) and Eric Baldus (28:51.0). Junior Shane Breheny rounded out the top five for Simpson at the meet.

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The Storm men's cross country squad will be back in action Saturday, Nov. 16 in Waverly, Iowa for the NCAA Central Regional meet.

Results
24. Spencer Moon, 28:09.9
27. Jonathan Facio, 28:17.8
38. Ryan Courtney, 28:49.6
39. Eric Baldus, 28:51.0
49. Shane Breheny, 29:07.1
54. Seth Nostrala, 29:17.5
58. Noah Nelsen, 29:24.3
62. Luke Evans, 29:33.1
68. Caleb Cobbs, 29:51.3
72. Nathan Magalhaes, 29:58.7
91. Ean Warrick, 30:24.7
97. Ryan Finer, 30:34.4
107. Tyler Combs, 30:52.7
108. Harry Dudley, 30:52.7
109. Levi Lefebure, 30:52.8
110. Cale Billheimer, 30:58.1
130. Dalton Bowers, 31:42.9
132. Josh Paulson, 31:44.1
146. Jordan Baldwin, 32:19.9
163. Cole Jacobsen, 34:29.3