Freshman Jacob Harris Captures Title at NIU Huskie Challenge

Friday, September 6

DeKalb, ILL.

5:45 PM CT

University of Toledo

NIU Huskie Challenge

The men's cross country team placed fourth at the NIU Huskie Challenge in DeKalb, Ill. on Friday.

Freshman Jacob Harris Captures Title at NIU Huskie Challenge

9/6/2019 9:37:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Results

DEKALB, Ill. - Freshman Jacob Harris´ collegiate debut for the Toledo men´s cross country team on Friday evening was a memorable one after he captured the individual title at the NIU Huskie Challenge. Harris crossed the finish line with a time of 25:52.1 over 8,000 meters to help the Rockets to a fourth-place team finish.

"On the men's side, obviously Jacob Harris getting the win was terrific," said first-year head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "He was very controlled, he ran with lots of poise. You really can't ask for more than that in your collegiate debut, to come away with a win. Raymond Korir had a really nice day in his debut for us as well. I really felt good about our men out there today and really encouraged about our men's program moving forward and being considerably improved from where they were a year ago."

Sophomore Raymond Korir also made an appearance in the top five, stopping the clock at 26:19.1 to finish fourth. Freshman Jake Rethman was the third Rocket to cross the finish line, posting a time of 27:19.0 to take 21st place.

Up Next
The men's cross country team will be back in action on Sept. 28 for the Ohio State Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. Competition is slated to start at 9:00 a.m.

NIU Huskie Challenge
DeKalb, Ill. | Friday, Sept. 6
Men's 8K

Top 5 Individuals
1. Jacob Harris - Toledo - 25:52.1
2. Clark Bookman - Kent State - 26:12.1
3. Corey Thornton - Milwaukee - 26:16.8
4. Raymond Korir - Toledo - 26:19.1
5. Zachary Sleeman - Central Michigan - 26:22.8

Toledo Individuals
1. Jacob Harris - 25:51.1
4. Raymond Korir - 26:19.1
21. Jake Rethman - 27:19.0
23. Tanner Delk - 27:26.5
31. Jake Papish - 27:41.9
34. Brendan Hammer - 27:50.6
35. Cooper Losey - 27:56.5
42. Micah Swartz - 28:08.6
45. Jake Reaume - 28:19.1
47. Jonathon Hrivnak - 28:28.9
58. Matthew Gibbons - 29:56.1

Team Standings
1. Central Michigan - 47 points
2. Milwaukee - 53 points
3. Kent State - 68 points
4. Toledo - 79 points
5. UIC - 122 points
6. Western Illinois - 209 points
7. Illinois Tech - 222 points
8. Waubonsee - 226 points
9. Harper College - 238 points