Drake University All-American Isaac Basten made his cross country season debut with a third-place finish Friday evening at the Redbird Invite in Normal, Ill.
 
Basten finished the 8-kilometer course at the Weibring Golf Course in 24:33.8 to finish as the top Missouri Valley Conference runner in the race.
 
His performance helped the Drake men's team finish sixth in the 12-team field.
 
Basten was followed by Jack Zettl (26^th), Sam King (28^th), Chris Pahnke (55^th) and Brendan Cain (88^th). Illinois' Jonathan Davis won the men's race in 23:22.8.
 
Drake's women's team finished ninth out of 13 teams with three top-50 finishes in the 144-runner field.
 
For the second-straight competition, Brooke Mullins led Drake by finishing the 6-kilometer course in 21:43.7 to finish 16^th. Tyla Lumley (32^nd), Emilie Meyer (39^th), Bella Evan-Cook (81^st) and Maia Italia (92^nd) followed Mullins to complete the Bulldogs' scoring.
 
The team returns to campus for two weeks of training before its next competition, Oct. 1, at Missouri for the Gans Creek Classic.
 
Drake Individual Men's Results
8 Kilometers
3. Isaac Basten, 24:33.8
26. Jack Zettl, 25:27.0
28. Sam King, 25:28.7
55. Chris Pahnke, 26:02.8
88. Brendan Cain, 27:00.7
 
Drake Individual Women's Results
6 Kilometers
16. Brooke Mullins, 21.43.7
32. Tyla Lumley, 22:18.4
39. Emilie Meyer, 22:32.4
81. Bella Evan-Cook, 23:38.3
92. Maia Italia, 23:53.9
106. Alexa Andrews, 24:11.7
108. Anna Kneuve, 24:18.8
115. Lauren Low, 24:33.7