JACKSON, Miss. – Building up and improving their times, East Texas Baptist University came in eighth at the Watson Cross Country Classic hosted by Mississippi College. The men's cross country team came in front of NCAA Division I programs Northwestern State, Arkansas Pine Bluff, Jackson State, Louisiana Tech, and Mississippi Valley State scoring 268 points and averaging a program best 27:56 on the course.
 
Noah Mink was the top runner in 35^th finishing with a time of 26:50.70. Jagger Stutchman followed in 45^th place at 27:17.20 to finish in the top 50 of 200 runners.

Daniel Zepeda followed in 54^th place at 27:38.10 as Elijah Baker came in 70^th (28:01.50). Rodolfo Rodriguez crossed the line in 125^th place (29:47.70) and Cameron Crenshaw was 149^th (31:00.20). Phil Davis was then 167^th (32:24.00) and Patrick Burt was 174^th (33:09.40).
 
ETBU will next run in the American Southwest Conference championships on October 28^th.