Morningside places eighth at GPAC Meet

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. – Taking on a strong conference field Saturday morning at Adams Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, the Morningside men's cross country squad placed eighth.

The Mustangs tallied 201 points at the conference meet. Dordt, Doane, and Concordia took the top three spots in the conference.

Garrett Hanson led the Mustangs with a 31st place finish in 26:36.2. RC Hicks placed 43rd in 27:00.8 and Austin Ramold took 51st in 27:26.4. Eein McKinley (27:30.2), Parker Halder (27:33.7), Nick Schiltz (27:35.8), and Mason Welker (27:43.0) placed within six spots of each other. 

Casey Kruger (27:57.9), Rodrigo Lopez (28:56.5), and Jose Lopez (29:37.0) also ran for the Mustangs Saturday.