GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Westminster men's cross country shaved nearly eight minutes off its 8K time at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite (Sep. 19) earlier this season. The Griffins finished sixth among RMAC competition.
 
Western Colorado won with 25 points and swept the podium with Taylor Stack finishing first in 24:18.7
 
All eight runners set season best times with three Riley McCarter, Thomas Maxfield and Mach Taylor setting personal best.
 
DJ Matthews and Tony Nickerson finished first and second for the Griffins in a third straight meet. Matthews placed 29^th in 26:25.1 and Nickerson finished 36^th in 26:45.2. Aiden Urban finished 64^th (28:25.2) Riley McCarter finished 70^th (28:48.5) and rounding out the top five was Thomas Maxfield finishing 78^th (29:53.5).

Skyler Hobbs finished just a second behind Maxfield (29:54.7) followed by Andrew Ross (30:16.5) and Mack Taylor (30:42.3).
 
The RMAC Championships are just a weekend away on Oct. 24 at Monument Valley Park, hosted by University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.