CHANNAHON, Ill. – Taylor Vallangeon led the Olivet Nazarene University men's cross country team to a runner-up finish at the CCAC Championships Saturday morning. All five of the ONU scorers were All-Conference finishers.

Vallangeon blitzed to a time of 25:06.5 to win the individual crown, taking the top spot by over 10 seconds. This marks Vallangeon's second CCAC individual title, bringing home the conference gold back in 2020. He is only the second Tiger in program history to win the CCAC individual title multiple times, with Kacey Carr winning it three years in a row from 2005-07.

Enrique Romo penned a top-five finish, crossing the finish line at 25:24.2 to place fourth overall. Jordan VanBarriger and Flynn Prather crossed the finish line together to place sixth and seventh, respectively. Freshman harrier Austin Rush rounded out the scoring for ONU with an All-Conference finish in 14^th place.

The Tigers tallied a team total of 32 points, finishing four points shy of defending CCAC champion St. Francis (Ill.) with 28.

Taylor Vallangeon – 25:06.5 – 1^st
Enrique Romo – 25:24.2 – 4^th
Jordan VanBarriger – 26:03.8 – 6^th
Flynn Prather – 26:04.5 – 7^th
Austin Rush – 26:36.9 – 14^th
Joey Puccillo – 27:18.5 – 23^rd
Drew Gonzalez – 27:19.9 – 24^th
Peyton Hobson – 27:22.7 – 25^th
Seth Ernest – 27:45.0 – 32^nd
Erik Richter – 27:54.5 – 36^th
Connor Price – 28:32.3 – 48^th
Vaughn Huber – 29:04.5 – 52^nd
Brett Hulliberger – 29:07.3 – 53^rd
Elijah Kayser – 29:44.8 – 60^th
Isaiah Dallal – 29:53.3 – 62^nd
Hunter Davis – 30:28.0 – 67^th
Isaiah Clampitt – 31:56.3 – 75^th
Antonio Espinosa – 32:09.0 – 77^th

WHATS NEXT?

Vallangeon, Romo, Vanbarriger and Prather have all qualified for the NAIA Championship race as the top-four individuals not on the championship team St. Francis (Ill.). The ONU men's cross country team will have to wait to see if they will receive an at-large bid to nationals on Nov. 18 in Tallahassee, Fla.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu