FHSU Sports Information

JOHNSON CITY, Kan. – The Fort Hays State University men’s cross country team opened the year with a third-place finish at the Border Classic Friday evening (Sept. 2), finishing with 71 team points. Four Tiger runners finished in the top-15.

Troy Wineinger was the top finisher for the Tigers in the five-kilometer race, crossing the line in 16:11.5 to finish 12th. Layton Werth finished the race just behind his teammate in 13th with a time of 16:17.4. Jacob Thomas (16:20.8) and Kaleb Crum (16:25.8) crossed the line in 15th and 16th, respectively. Rounding out the scoring for FHSU was Feysel Rahmeto, who turned in a time of 16:34.3, good for 21st place.

CSU-Pueblo won the event with 17 points after occupying all four top spots and placing seven runners in the top nine. West Texas A&M earned a second-place finish with 63 points while New Mexico Highlands placed fourth in the quadrangular with 97 points.

The Tigers will return to action in two weeks when they host the Sand Plum Invitational at their home course just outside Victoria, Kan. The gun will go off in the five-kilometer race at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 15.