Men’s cross country wins behind Kibet

Benard Kibet

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The 24th-ranked Colby College men’s cross country team, with the top eight runners resting, won the 8,000-meter event at the Bowdoin College Invitational on Saturday.

The Mules had a score of 24 to hold off Bowdoin College (37) and University of Southern Maine (59) in the 10-team field.

 

Benard Kibet had a time of 26:19.9 in finishing second in front of teammate Noel Feeney (26:27.3). Reeve Maddux took fourth place in 26:27.5 and Tom O’Donnell (26.27.7) was fifth. Andrew Estrada had a top-10 finish by placing 10th for the Mules.

 

Men’s 8,000 meters team scores

1. Colby 24

2. Bowdoin 37

3. Southern Maine 59

4. Endicott 135

5. Maine-Presque Isle 159

6. Husson 192

7. UMass Dartmouth, 194

8. St. Joseph’s 229

9. Thomas 235

10. Maine Maritime 292

 

Colby results

2. Benard Kibet, 26:19.9

3. Noel Feeney, 26:27.3

4. Reeve Maddux, 26:27.5

5. Tom O’Donnell, 26:27.7

10. Andrew Estrada, 26:48.1

17. Jeff Tucker, 27:10.1

22. Eli Tuckel, 27:22.3

25. Noah Barreto, 27:37.2

26. Chase Brown, 27:49.9

30. Robert Campbell, 27:58.7

36. Sam Crimmins, 28:09.5

37. Andrew Li, 28:13.4

40. Josiah Johnson, 28:16.3

41. Jake Lester, 28:17.3

44. Tommy Griffith, 28:31.3

53. Alan Ottenstein, 29:05.0

54. Arthur Cassidy, 29:07.2

58. Keith Barnatchez, 29:22.2

60. Zach Mishoulam, 29:41.8

61. Julian Boed, 29:47.0

64. Joe Yauch, 29:55.1

78. James O’Donnell, 30:42.9

81. Isaac Galton, 30:46.9

97. Jason Beland, 31:28.5

106. Sam Weinberger, 32:41.8