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Men's Cross Country Ben Woods

Christopher Collet Repeats as Regional Champion; No. 6 Knights Finish Second Overall

WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 6 men's cross country was edged by No. 2 North Central College by just six points in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional hosted by Wartburg on Saturday, Nov. 11. Christopher Collet led all runners with a course record time of 24:09.7 in route to his second consecutive NCAA Regional win. 
 
Team Results
1
1 North Central (Ill.)
49
2 3 5 17 22 (26) (48)

2
2 Wartburg
55
1 10 11 14 19 (21) (25)

3
3 Washington U.
99
4 15 20 28 32 (33) (40)

4
4 Central College
127
8 12 27 39 41 (55) (73)

5
6 Loras
135
9 13 30 31 52 (56) (61)

6
5 U. of Chicago
179
6 24 37 43 69 (70) (75)

7
7 Simpson (Iowa)
215
7 34 49 58 67 (96) (104)

8
Wheaton (Ill.)
310
38 42 66 79 85 (94) (101)

9
9 Cornell College
310
16 45 77 84 88 (113) (122)

10
Millikin
329
23 47 60 97 102 (109) (124)

11
8 Grinnell
332
36 51 53 80 112 (133)

 
12
Augustana (Ill.)
334
18 35 78 100 103 (110) (128)

13
10 Luther
353
29 65 82 87 90 (95) (98)

14
Dubuque
355
62 64 72 76 81 (99) (117)

15
Greenville
479
44 92 108 114 121 (130) (138)

16
Coe
514
46 83 91 143 151 (156) (186)

17
Nebraska Wesleyan
531
54 93 116 129 139 (161) (166)

18
Buena Vista
541
57 59 126 147 152 (167)

19
Illinois Wesleyan
543
68 105 106 127 137 (144) (163)

20
Aurora
604
86 118 125 135 140 (141) (142)

21
Illinois Tech
681
74 119 146 170 172 (177) (193)

22
Elmhurst
690
111 115 150 154 160 (162) (171)

23
Illinois College
697
120 132 134 153 158 (164) (169)

24
Webster
763
89 136 159 183 196 (201)

25
Monmouth (Ill.)
764
107 131 155 180 191 (209)

26
Fontbonne
777
50 173 181 184 189 (195) (199)

27
Knox
801
63 168 175 197 198 (200)

28
Dominican (Ill.)
802
71 145 190 194 202 (207) (208)

29
Concordia Univ. Chicago
844
123 149 176 192 204

30
Rockford
860
157 165 174 179 185 (205)

31
Lake Forest
883
148 178 182 187 188 (203) (206)

Individual Results (Wartburg)
1
Christopher Collet
SB • +1pts • #504 • Yr: SR
24:09.7

10
Jack Kinzer
PR • +10pts • #509 • Yr: JR
24:38.2

11
Jacob Green
SB • +11pts • #507 • Yr: JR
24:38.4

14
Lance Sobaski
PR • +14pts • #513 • Yr: SO
24:40.1

19
Sam Schmitz
SB • +19pts • #512 • Yr: JR
24:53.4

21
Shane Erb
PR • +21pts • #505 • Yr: SO
24:56.5

25
Isaiah Hammerand
PR • +25pts • #508 • Yr: FR
25:05.2
 
Notes/Streaks
  • Season best times for both Collet and Green
  • PR's for Kinzer, Sobaski, Erb and Hammerand
  • Collet repeated as individual champion
    • Collet is the defending Region MVP as well
  • Knights have individual champion in past three seasons now
  • Back-to-back seasons with all seven runners finishing with All-Region honors
  • Collet set the course record (Since 2020) with his time of 24:09.7 today
    • Beat his own record from a season ago
  • Fourth All-Region performance for Collet
  • Second All-Region performance for Green, Kinzer, Sobaski and Schmitz
  • First All-Region honors for Erb and Hammerand
Next Time Out
The Knights will await tomorrow's official NCAA announcement for at-large qualifiers for the NCAA Championships in Carlisle, Penn. on Saturday, Nov. 18. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Senior
Jacob  Green

Jacob Green

Junior
Jack Kinzer

Jack Kinzer

Sophomore
Sam Schmitz

Sam Schmitz

Junior
Shane Erb

Shane Erb

Freshman
Lance Sobaski

Lance Sobaski

Freshman
Isaiah Hammerand

Isaiah Hammerand

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Senior
Jacob  Green

Jacob Green

Junior
Jack Kinzer

Jack Kinzer

Sophomore
Sam Schmitz

Sam Schmitz

Junior
Shane Erb

Shane Erb

Freshman
Lance Sobaski

Lance Sobaski

Freshman
Isaiah Hammerand

Isaiah Hammerand

Freshman