FULL RESULTS - CHARLES BOWLES INVITATIONAL

SALEM, Ore. – The Western Oregon cross country team posted good performances at the 42^nd Charles Bowles Invitational, held at Bush Park on Saturday morning.
 
The Wolves saw sophomore Dustin Nading earn a top 10 finish helping the men's team as the top Division II program and fifth overall.  Kennedy Rufener paced the WOU women in 16^th place as the earned a ninth-place score.
 
Nading ran the 8,000-meter race in a time of 25:08.8 to finish in eight place overall in a race that featured runners from Divisions I, II and III. His time was the second-fastest for a Division II runner, just behind Judd Lewis of Concordia. Freshman Justin Crosswhite came in 16^th at 25:27 and senior Josh Dempsey ran a time of 26:06.2 for 44^th place. Rounding out the WOU scoring runners were sophomore Tyler Jones in 47^th place (26:09.0) and freshman Stephen Fey in 78^th place (26:41.6.)
 
The men's individual race was won by Brady Johnson of Portland with a time of 24:15.7. The Pilots wn the team title with 23 points, flowed by New Mexico State and Willamette.
 
In the women's 5,000-meter race, the junior Rufener placed 16^th overall with a time of 18:26.0. Senior Nicole Maurmann was 27^th in 18:43.7 while sophomore Grace Knapp claimed 33^rd in 18:48.7. Junior Suzanne Van De Grift placed 47^th at 19:03.2 and freshman Virginia Link rounded out the Wolves' scoring in 101^st (20:04.2).
 
Portland won the women's team race while Division II runner Shannon Porter from Saint Martin's was the top overall finisher at 17:06.7, winning the race by 25 seconds.
 
Western Oregon will train this week in preparation for hosting the Ash Creek Invitational #2 on Friday, October 7. Races begin at 5 p.m. at the Ash Creek Preserve.