DENVER, Colo. – Running in his first career 8k race for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's cross country program, redshirt-freshman Caden Leal led four Mountain Lions competing in the 2023 Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners Invitational.
 
INSIDE THE ROADRUNNERS INVITATIONAL

• Course | Location: Washington Park | Denver, Colo.
• Course Length: 8k
• Elevation: 5,322

 
AROUND THE COURSE

• Leal clocked a time of 26:51.01 to finish 37^th overall.
• Finishing back-to-back with 59^th and 60^th place finishes were Koy Cunningham (27:36.05) and Joseph Hamilton (27:39.40).
• Nathan Hayes crossed the finish line with a time of 28:22.64 to finish 76^th overall.

                       
RACE LEADERS

• Colorado College's James Settle bested all 108 runners with a time of 24:50.51.
• Air Force Academy earned 28 points to finish first in the eight-team meet.  Also posting top three team finishes were Colorado School of Mines (51 points) and MSU Denver (76 points).

 
BEYOND THE FINISH LINE

• Hamilton and Hayes posted new career top 8k times this morning.

 
UP NEXT

• UCCS will send its top runners to the prestigious University of Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational next Friday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. (MT).

 
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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.