LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's cross country team collected 212 points Saturday morning at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships in Lubbock, Texas.  The Mountain Lions' 212 points earned them a seventh place finish out of 25 teams.
 
INSIDE THE 2023 NCAA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP

• Course: LCU Chaparral Ridge Cross Country Course
• Location: Lubbock, Texas
• Distance: 10k
• Elevation: 3,202'

 
AROUND THE COURSE

• Jagger Zlotoff was the first Mountain Lion to cross the finish line with a 10k time of 30:53.44 to put him in 27^th place overall.
• Gavin Harden registered a 35^th place finish as he ran a 10k time of 31:08.32.
• Four seconds and three spots behind Harden was Logan Cole with a mark of 31:12.86.
• Jack Donze's time of 31:54.59 earned him a 53^rd place finish as Brett Davis brought in the Mountain Lions scorers with a time of 31:59.62, good for 59^th place.

                       
RACE LEADERS

• No. 1 nationally ranked Colorado School of Mines led all 25 teams with a score of 43 points.
• William Amponsah of West Texas A&M University earned the individual title, leading all 168 competitors with a time of 29:32.59.

 
BEYOND THE FINISH LINE

• Zlotoff, Harden, Cole and Donze all posted personal best 10k times this morning.
• Davis, Joseph Impellitteri (60^th place, 32:00.10) and Michael Burke Jr. (66^th place, 32:14.58) each ran their first career 10k race for the Mountain Lions.

 
UP NEXT

• On Monday, Nov. 6, the NCAA will announce the 34 teams and 24 individuals selected to compete in the NCAA Division II Championship race on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Joplin, Mo.

 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.