Cole Leggett - Photo Credit: Frank Novak

Posted: Aug 30, 2024

Simpson men's cross country takes Bill Buxton Invite in season opener

INDIANOLA, Iowa - The Storm men's cross country team earned a season-opening victory at the Bill Buxton Invitational on Friday evening, led by Cole Leggett and Miles Combs,

Leggett took home his highest finish in his career with a second place mark with a time of 19:30.5, dropping over seven seconds from his time at last year's Bill Buxton Invitational. Combs cracked the 20-minute mark with a time of 19:58.7 and finished fourth out of the 54 participants. James Johnson, Drew Engler, and Jack Cavan all finished in the top ten to lead Simpson to the team title with a score of 33 points.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Simpson - 33 points
2. DMACC - 43 points
3. Simpson Alumni - 63 points
4. Southwestern CC - 104 points
5. Graceland - 137 points

TOP FINISHERS

2. Cole Leggett - 19:30.5
4. Miles Combs - 19:58.7
8. James Johnson - 20:03.9
9. Drew Engler - 20:19.6
10. Jack Cavan - 20:21.7
12. Ezra De Cleene - 20:24.9
15. Doug Berg - 20:29.6