CORVALLIS, Ore. –The No. 22 Eastern Oregon University men's cross country team has earned
Cascade Collegiate Conference Under Armour Team of the Week honors following a fourth-place finish at the LC Warrior Invitational, where the Mountaineers posted the top result among NAIA programs in the 8K race.
Eastern Oregon totaled 113 points while finishing ahead of multiple nationally ranked teams, including No. 3 College of Idaho. Competing against a competitive field of NCAA Division I and II programs, the Mountaineers delivered an impressive performance as they continue preparing for the postseason.
Grady Greenwood paced EOU with a fourth-place overall finish in 24:32, leading all NAIA competitors across the finish line.
Trevor Nichols followed with a 16th-place finish in 25:00, while
Miguel Fuentes took 28th in 25:25.
Wyatt Jacobson finished 35th with a time of 25:44, and
Luke Davis completed the Mountaineers' scoring lineup by placing 39th in 25:49.
The team's performance also added to EOU's program history, moving the Mountaineers to No. 11 on the university's all-time 8K performance list.
Eastern Oregon will wrap up its regular season Friday, Oct. 23, at the Tyson Invitational, hosted by Gonzaga, before turning its attention to postseason competition.