Trio of Trojans Lead No. 4 Taylor to Second-Place Finish at Crossroads League Championships
CL Championships Central
MARION, Ind. – No. 4 Taylor (82-11) recorded a second-place finish at the Crossroads League showing in rainy conditions on Friday morning.
The Trojans had three finishers in the top 11, led by Nathan Burns and Ryan Hanak finishing in step in seventh and eighth. The duo finished in 24:42.4 and 24:42.6 and each had an impressive final push to pass a runner in the final stretch which land TU in second.
The team scored 73 points and was closely followed by No. 18 Spring Arbor with 75 and No. 19 Goshen with 80. The tight race for second was won in those final moments by the top two finishers for TU.
The final member of the All-Crossroads League team from Taylor was Luke Harber, who finished 11th with a time of 24:52.6. The scoring for TU was rounded out by Joel Mumaw and Jared Stayte, who finished 21st and 26th respectively.
Two Trojans recorded personal bests in tough conditions, with Paul Gabrielsen finishing in 25:54.2 and Aidan Ortiz crossing the line in 29:18.5.
The NAIA will announce the NAIA National Championships Qualifiers on Monday at 7:00 pm, with No. 4 Taylor likely to see their name among those schools to compete in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday November 21st at 9:30 am.
