Men’s Cross Country Competes In Split Squad Weekend At Both Augustana & Oberlin College

10/17/2026 6:59:00 PM | By: Jamie Dailey '22, SID Assistant

Men's Cross Country Earns 12th Place Finishes At Both Augustana & Oberlin

OBERLIN, OH. & ROCK ISLAND, IL. – The Blue Streaks have returned to the course for some interregional competition this weekend.

The top eight individuals from the men's team made the long trip to Augustana College for their Interregional Invitational, while the rest of the group ran at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble.

Both squads placed 12th overall against some of the very best teams in Division III to compete out of region, as well as compete against some familiar programs.

Augustana Interregional Invitational - Full Results

Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble - Full Results

Leading the men at Augustana was Sam Su as he earned a top 10 finish with a time of 24:22.9, placing eighth overall also earning a new personal best.

Coming across the finish line as the second runner for the Blue Streaks was Joey Naiman, who placed 65th with a time of 25:15.3 to earn himself his fastest time in his career on the grass.

Matthew Dienes placed 111th overall, clocking in at 25:42.1, followed by Chris Whiting with a 120th place finish, running 25:46.4 to represent JCU as the third and fourth runners.

Rounding up the top five was Charles Payne placing 148th overall with a time of 26:00.1.

At Oberlin, a couple of first years including Chase Daniel (27:21.8) and Everett Lynch (27:26.6) led the team in the men's championship 8k race, placing 56th and 61st overall.

Bryce Ries earned a 74th place finish with a time of 27:39.0 to help close the gap between himself and Everett, followed by sophomore Aiden Walter, who ran 27:41.4 to place 76th overall.

Josiah Toth wrapped up the scoring with a 82nd place finish with a time of 27:44.4.

Both squads got to experience valuable competition that will be beneficial down the road as they now prepare for postseason racing set to begin in two weeks.

Next Up
Men's Cross Country will be back in action on Saturday, October 31st for the 2026 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Oberlin College. More information to follow in the next week.

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