Des Moines, Iowa ? Paced by top-10 finishers sophomores Mike Bumgarner (Rosemount, Minn. ) and Adam Oestreich (Bettendorf, Iowa), the Drake men's cross country team won the Viking Invitational hosted by Grand View College.
Bumgarner led the Bulldogs in the 8K race, finishing sixth in 27:11. Oestreich was two places behind in eighth place with a time of 27:30.
Other competitors for Drake were freshman Josh Buschling (Washington, Mo.), finishing 11th in 27:39; freshman Ben Jaskowiak (Madison, Wis), finishing 13th in 27:48, junior Andrew Haigh (Auckland, New Zealand), finishing in 27:51; sophomore Colin Coomer (Overland Park, Kan.), finishing 19th in 28:21 and freshman Tim Kojetin (Rosemount, Minn.), finishing 23rd in 28:43.
Drake totaled 52 points to win the nine-team race, followed by Southwestern Community College in second with 73 points and Iowa Western Community College in third with 73 points. Southwestern's Walter Bolingo won the race in 25:31.
Viking Invitatinal Men's 8 km
Ewing Park, Des Moines, IA
1. Walter Bolingo, So, 25:31, Southwestern CC
2. Neil Grundman, So, 25:32, Graceland
3. Peter Rotich, So, 26:57, Southwestern CC
4. Mike Miroux, Fr, 27:03, Mount Mercy
5. BJ McCall, Fr, 27:07, Viterbo
6. Mike Bumgarner, So, 27:11, Drake
7. Brandon Bond, Sr, 27:23, Grand View
8. Adam Oestreich, So, 27:30, Drake
9. Nathan Carr, Fr, 27:33, Iowa Western CC
10. John Darmody, Fr, 27:34, St. Ambrose
11. Josh Buschling, Fr, 27:38, Drake
12. Blake Wallace, So, 27:47, William Penn
13. Ben Jaskowiak, Fr, 27:48, Drake
14. Andrew Haigh, Jr, 27:51, Drake
15. Jacob Bennett, Fr, 28:04, Southwestern CC
16. Jon Aldrich, Sr, 28:07, Grand View
17. Diego Lucar, So, 28:11, Iowa Western CC
18. David Trubnikov, So, 28:18, Iowa Western CC
19. Colin Coomer, So, 28:21, Drake
20. Doug Brusich, Jr, 28:29, St. Ambrose
21. Scott Becker, So, 28:36, Mount Mercy
22. Jordan Letzring, So, 28:37, William Penn
23. Tim Kojetin, Fr, 28:43, Drake
