CLINTON, Miss. – In an early Friday morning men's cross country meet, East Texas Baptist University finished 18^th of 21 teams at the Watson Invitational hosted by Mississippi College. Elijah Baker was ETBU's top runner, as everyone posted season-best times.
 
Baker finished in 65^th with a time of 26:52.30. Noah Mink was right behind in 88^th with a time of 27:26.80. Jagger Stutchman followed in 145^th (28:43.40) as Jackson Darby was 212^th (34:32.60) and Aiden McDonald was 221^st (47:42.76).
 
ETBU ran against NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, and JUCO programs. They will next compete at the American Southwest Conference Championship on November 2 in Marshall, Texas.