Lucas Set New Mark in Four Mile Run at Luther All-American Invitational
Two races and two school records for junior transfer Logan Lucas of the Culver-Stockton College men's cross country team.
Lucas, who broke the five-kilometer race school record last week at the Mount Mercy Corridor Clash, smashed the school record for the four-mile run Saturday at the Luther College All-American Invitational in Decorah, Iowa.
Lucas ran the four-mile course in a time of 21:37.3, breaking the individual mark of Landon Ayers by over three minutes. Ayers set the mark in 2017 with a time of 24:40.0.
Lucas' time also helped the Wildcats establish a team record in the four-mile with a time 2:03.53 for the first time. The five-runner average of 24:47 as the Wildcats placed sixth in the event. Luther won the event.
Kile Dowd was the nearest Wildcat runner to Lucas, placing 73rd overall with a time of 24:09.5. Gannon McNamee placed 75th with a time of 24:25.8, while Kenny Tucker finished 78th with a time of 24:37.9 and Chase Lake was 109th with a time of 29:02.3.
C-SC is back in action on Saturday, Sept. 23, when they compete at the Grand View Viking Invitational at the Des Moines Area Community College cross country course in Ankeny, Iowa. The men's race is scheduled to be run at 11:15 a.m.