Fort Lewis College Athletics

Men's cross country earns 11th place finish at South Central Regionals

11/19/2022 3:14:00 PM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD - Communications

DENVER, Colo. – The Fort Lewis College men's cross country team closed out a successful season with an 11^th-place finish in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional at a snowy course in Washington Park.

"Overall, it was a good day. We didn't quite put it all together the way we hoped, but when you consider where we came from I'm really proud of this team," said head coach Josh Coon. "We were picked 11^th in the conference and improved to finish 11^th in the region."

Ethan Bartlett narrowly missed All-Region honors with a 28^th place finish (top 25 earn recognition) by running for a 32:10.1 time in the 10k race. Bartlett improved on his 84^th-place spot from one year prior. "Ethan had a great day, and he will be in the mix for a nationals spot with his performance today," acknowledged Coon.

Individual spots at the national tournament go to any individual from a non-qualifying team who finishes in the top five overall. Eight more selections nationally are also made. Those selections will be announced on Monday.

Crossing the line second for the Skyhawks was Caden Resendez who turned in a 36^th place race with a time of 32:21.7. Conner Dossman (33:48) and Brady Burrough (34:08.69) were third and fourth for Fort Lewis, placing 76^th and 87^th, respectively. Rounding out the top five was Ricardo Trejo who closed out his career with a time of 342:22.69 (93^rd place).

"Ten weeks ago I wasn't sure that these guys were really committed to improving the culture and becoming the best versions of themselves, I'm proud of the way that they have proved themselves," said Coon. "This is the toughest region in the country, and we know what we need to do to reach the next level next year. I'm excited about the future."

Colorado School of Mines earned the team title with 25 points, followed by Colorado Christian University (59) and Western Colorado University (103). Mines had the first, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth-place finishers--led by a championship run from Dillon Powell (29:43.1)

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