Klein paces men to third place finish in Grinnell

GRINNELL, Iowa – Runner-up Andrew Klein paced the Simpson College men's track and field team to a third place finish at the Les Duke Invitational.

Klein completed the course in 25:43.7 behind Cornell's Aaron Davidson who won the meet with a time of 25:36.8. Cade Mash came in second for the Storm, clocking a 26:41.9 to place 18th in the field of 127 runners.

"I couldn't be more proud of the group who competed for us today," said head coach Heath Moenck. "We held out almost our entire varsity line-up and still performed well. Drew Klein is a really good runner for us and he looked great today. Cade Mash also stepped up in a big way, placing top 20 in the meet was terrific."

Following Klein and Mash were Cole Leggett and Marc Medici with nearly identical times. Leggett crossed the finish line in 27.09.5 to place 27th and Medici clocked a 27:09.8 to come in 28th. Simpson collected its final points from sophomore Jacob Willson who placed 38th with a time of 28:00.0.

Just two points separated the top two teams as Wartburg tallied 39 points to edge Central for the team title. The Storm (113) beat Cornell (115) by a pair followed by Grinnell (120), Truman State (131), Indian Hills (198) and Principia (227).

Individual Results
2. Andrew Klein, 25:43.7
18. Cade Mash, 26:41.9
27. Cole Leggett, 27:09.5
28. Marc Medici, 27:09.8
38. Jacob Willson, 28:00.0
41. Noah Smith, 28:41.5
44. Brody Wirtz, 29:02.9
Hank Gardner, 29:04.4
Blake Croushore, 29:22.9
Corbin Truitt, 29:49.3
Jason White, 30:17.9
Christian French, 30:23.6
Miles Combs, 31:01.0
Adam Gruhn, 33:13.3

Team Results
1. Wartburg, 39 points
2. Central, 41 points
3. Simpson, 113 points
4. Cornell, 115 points
5. Grinnell, 120 points
6. Truman State, 131 points
7. Indian Hills, 198 points
8. Principia, 227 points