JOPLIN, MISSOURI - Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Cross Country closed out their 2023 season on Saturday at the NCAA Central Region Championships. Northwestern placed 22nd overall in the meet.
Christian Franklin paced the Rangers being the first one to finish placing 70th overall in the meet finishing with a time of 32:34.22.
The second Ranger to finish was Riley Herndon with a time of 33:01.97 finishing in 91st overall in the meet.
Salat Ibrahim was the third Northwestern runner to finish the meet running a 34:20.94 as Edward Robledo-Gonzalez ran a 34:31.05 for 146th three spots behind Ibrahim.
The next two Ranger runners were Aaron Medrano and Zachary Cox. Medrano placed 156th in the meet running a 34:49.47 as Cox ran a 35:00.21 for 159th.Â
In 169th in the meet was Brandon Adolphus finishing with a time of 35:15.93 as the seventh Ranger to finish.
East Central was the winner of the meet including three top 10 finishers and the Tigers were the first GAC team to win the Central Region. Peter Kikpkemboi was the individual winner of the meet for the Central Region and East Central.
