Peoria, IL –Brandon Ford (Perth, West Australia/Duncraig) continued to shine on the course as the freshman standout led an impressive performance by the No. 8 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Cross Country team on Friday night at the Bradley Intercollegiate.
Ford set his second school record in as many meets to open his collegiate career as the freshman placed second overall in the 8k event with a time of 24:07.30. Ford's new school record comes two weeks after setting the new program standard in the 6k at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City. Ford's 8k record on Friday night eclipsed the previous record held by Marcus Graham by 15 seconds.
The Warriors once again put together a strong team showing with a third-place finish among the 13-team field. Indian Hills totaled 104 team points with three top-20 finishes to place ahead of NCAA DI program Marquette University.
Freshman Keveroy Venson (Linstead, Jamaica/Calabar) placed 14th overall for the Warriors with a time of 24:49.60, a 60 second personal best. Venson, who also broke the previous Indian Hills 6k record on September 1 along with Ford, has now put together back-to-back personal best performances in each of the team's first two meets.
Moubarik Yago (Toulouse, France/Lycee Melkior Garre), making his collegiate debut, placed 16th overall with a time of 25:02.50 to score for the Warriors in the team standings.
Sophomore Brody Lucas (Norwalk, IA/Norwalk) produced a new personal best mark with a time of 26:19.30, 87 seconds ahead of his previous personal best. Lucas placed 31st overall for the Warriors.
Freshman Nik Davis (McCausland, IA/North Scott) rounded out the team scoring for the Warriors with a time of 26:53.10 to place 42nd in the team standings.
The Warriors also saw personal best marks from sophomores Logan Soedt (Eldridge, IA/North Scott), Keelan Aita (Bennington, KS/Bennington), and Jacchaeus Taylor (Kansas City, KS/Raytown). Soedt cut 36 seconds off his previous best mark for a time of 27:12 while Aita shaved off 54 seconds with a time of 28:20. Taylor rounded out the Warrior performers with a time of 28:58, a 20 second personal best.
Next up for Indian Hills is the Dan Huston Invitational in Waverly, IA at the Max Cross Country Course on September 30.
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