Men Harriers Place Eighth at Cowboy Jamboree
September 30, 2000 | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 30, 2000
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech men's cross country squad finished eighth in Saturday's Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., led by senior Boniface Ndungu's 20th-place time.
Ndungu crossed the finish line in a time of 25:30, about 90 seconds behind race-winner Alfred Rugema of Abilene Christian. Sophomore Ryan Cruz finished 50th in the 186-runner event with a mark of 26:12, only his second race of the season.
Freshman Scott Moore posted a time of 26:23 for 55th-place in the 8K race hosted by Oklahoma State University. Also scoring points for the Red Raiders were freshmen Joseph McCellon (26:38, 69th) and Nick Hulstrom (27:06, 83rd).
Eight other Red Raiders participated in the event, including: Dwayne Benoit (27:21), George Odom (27:26), Brian Wade (27:59), Chris Thomas (28:38), Tom Williams (28:46), Jeremy Granger (29:13), Chris Ramirez (30:24), and Cullen Shaw (31:42).
Twenty teams competed in the men's race, including six squads from the Big 12 conference.
The Red Raiders host the Texas Tech Open this Saturday at Mae Simmons Park.