RedTails Race to Second Place
The RedTail Men's Cross Country team returned to action to compete at the Mustang Jamboree on Saturday, October 24. The men's team took second place overall behind fellow conference member Iowa Central.
Sam Mickelson led the team with a fifth place finish with a time of 25:35.29. Harrison Vanderlinden was shortly behind Mickelson with an eighth place finish with a time of 26:34.95. To round out the top five was Brandon Conrad (27:05.24,16) , Kolby Winter (27:34.69,23), and Dodson Melchiori (28:24.12,35). Kolby Brackemeyer made his debut running with a time of 28:56.39. Tyler Colvin ran for a time of 28:58.00 for a new personal best time.
"The men's team ran a tighter pack than they've run and it paid off to take runner up spot for this meet, all the guys keep coming along strongly," said head coach, Tyler Mulder. Brandon Conrad had one of the bigger breakthroughs for this race as he ran a season best time."
The RedTail men will be back in action for the Regional XI Champs on Sunday, November 1.
