The Lindenwood cross country programs competed in the Larry Young Invitational on Friday night in Columbia, Mo. Both teams finished in fourth.

One week after taking the top spot in the 4k at the Redhawks Invitational, Isaac Ndiwa crossed the line in first with a time of 26:23.6, finishing four seconds ahead of second place. Eliezer Mateo Santiago came in 19^th at 28:01.8, followed by Anthony Lillis in 25^th and Jack Hutson in 27^th. Mitchell Barth wasn't far behind in 34^th with a time of 28:53.3.  Caedmon Oxford finished in 58^th with a time of 30:32.7.

On the women's side, Kensington Curd paced the Lions with a time of 20:15.4 in the 5K, followed by Kadence Berry who came in 24^th. She was closely followed by Makenna Smith in 28^th and Valencia Burgos making her Lindenwood debut in 29^th with a time of 20:50.0. Olivia Pearce came in 31^st, while Anna Drochelman crossed the line in 40^th at 21:31.1. Calla Espenschied was also making her Lions debut and came in 41^st. Cadynce Shipman came in just behind them in 44^th and Abby Anderson rounded out the lineup in 64^th.

Men's 8K results 4^th
1 – Isaac Ndiwa: 26:23.4
19 – Eliezer Mateo Santiago: 28:01.8
25 – Anthony Lillis: 28:23.1
27 – Jack Hutson: 28:28.1
34 – Mitchell Barth: 28:53.3
58 – Caedmon Oxford: 30:32.7

Women's 5K results 4^th
18 – Kensington Curd: 20:15.4
24 – Kadence Berry: 20:39.5
28 – Makenna Smith: 20:49.9
29 – Valencia Burgos: 20:50.0
31 – Olivia Pearce: 21:00.8
40 – Anna Drochelman: 21:31.1
41 – Calla Espenschied: 21:38.9
44 – Cadynce Shipman: 22:00.4
64 – Abby Anderson: 24:35.2