ST. BONIFACIOUS, Minn. - The Bethany Lutheran men's cross country team took fourth place at the UMAC Championships on Saturday hosted by Crown College. Wisconsin-Superior and Martin Luther finished tied for first with 50 points and Minnesota-Morris took third with 57, while the Vikings had 86 points for their fourth place finish. 

"Our men finishing fourth ties our teams best finish, and I believe our men are proud of how they competed today," said Head Coach Michael Dunn. "Even though our coaching staff knows these guys have more in them, our men's team needs to believe that as well and be present and training for one another. It was definitely great to see our top five men finishing in the top 24 of the Championship."

Full Results 

Titus Kibet took home his top finish of the season as he finished in eighth place to earn All-Conference honors wtih a time of 28:51.0. Jakin Anderson was once again a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard, finishing in 12th place with a time of 29:29.5 to join Kibet on the All-Conference team. The trio of Alvin Kipkoech, Josiah Hoppe, and Trace Edmondson all stuck together as they finished in 20th, 22nd, and 24th, respectively with times of 30:52.8, 31:00.4, and 31:08.5. Carter Jack and Xerxes Machtemes rounded out the Bethany finishers in 35th and 42nd place with times of 32:44.7 and 35:01.5, respectively. 

Bethany will be back in action at the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 12 at St. Olaf College.