NORMAL, Ill. – No. 4 Wartburg men's cross country won the Redbird Invite hosted by Illinois State University on Friday, Sept. 16. The Knights took home top team honors in a talented field of competition, including beating instate talent from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa.
 
Christopher Collet was edged out of first by 0.2 seconds and took second overall with a time of 24:04.4. The time moves Collet up to second all-time trailing only Joe Freiburger's 23:58.7 mark at last season's NCAA Championships.
 
Team Results
1. Wartburg - 43 points
2. Eastern Illinois – 54 points
3. Illinois State – 62 points
4. Illinois-Springfield – 65 points
5. Northern Iowa – 163 points
6. SIU Edwardsville – 174 points
7. Iowa (B) – 179 points
7. Heartland CC – 179 points
 
Individual Results
2^nd Christopher Collet – 24:04.4
8^th Morgan Shirley-Fairbairn – 25:01.6
11^th Jacob Green – 25:09.9
13^th Sam Schmitz – 25:20.6
14^th Connor Lancial -25:22.5
21^st Clay Pehl 25:48.2
24^th Jack Kinzer 25:58.6
29^th Nick Henry 26:07.7
32^nd Michael Goodenbour – 26:11.1
55^th Dalton Martin – 27:22.6

Notes

• Only Division III school in field
• Collet moves to second all-time at Wartburg with time of 24:04.4
• Green's time of 25:09.9 moves him to 19^th in Wartburg's all-time top 50 performances
• Schmitz's time of 25:20.6 moves him to 27^th in Wartburg's all-time top 50 performances
• Lancial moves to 29^th all-time with time of 25:22.5

Next Time Out
The No. 4 Knights are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 1 when they host the Dan Huston Invite.