Rio Grande/NAIA Sports Information
    ELSAH, Ill. – University of Rio Grande senior Blake Freed narrowly missed earning All-American status, while the RedStorm finished 17th as a team at the 61st annual NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship, Saturday afternoon, at North Farm Cross Country Course.
    Freed, a senior from Uhrichsville, Ohio, finished 36th in a time of 25:20. The top 30 individuals earned All-American honors.
    A total of 37 teams and 331 runners competed in the 8k race.
    Rio Grande also got a Top 60 finish from sophomore Kameron Carpenter (Newark, OH), who finished 59th in a time of 25:41.