LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Freshman Jason Bowers continues to shine winning the 'Live in Lou' Louisville Cross Country Classic put on by the Louisville Sports Commission on Saturday morning.
Bowers wins his second collegiate 8K race by finishing with a time of 23:51.7. The second place finisher checked in with a time 30 seconds. He took first out of 416 racers in the field including several across NCAA Division I schools.
Denis Kipligat finished 94th overall with a time of 25:40.1 as the second Phoenix harrier to cross the line. Ethan Rhoden was the next Cumberland racers to finish taking 224th place overall with a time of 26:34.3.
Edwin Kigen was just behind Rhoden in 248th place at a time. Luke Freeman crossed the line with a time of 27:07.3 to finish in 277th. Alex Kogo was right behind Freeman in 281st with a time of 27:09.0.
Jacob Harzbecker finished in 353rd place at 28:23.1 and Walter Tanui was just behind him in 357th 28:30.3. Max Berkey crossed in 401st and Alvin Kangogo took 406th.
The Phoenix will be back on the course this upcoming Friday at the Brescia Invitational in Owensboro, Ky.