MADISON, Wis. – Sophomore Dennis Mutai finished runner-up to lead Toledo to a fourth-place finish in the Men's "B" 8K race of the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison, Wis. on Friday. Five Toledo runners finished with personal-best times in the Pre-Nationals meet in a field of 136 runners.

Stanford won the Men's 8K Championship race, followed by BYU, and Northern  Arizona.

In the Men's "B" race, Mutai led the Rockets with a personal-best time of 24:01.5 for a runner-up finish. Junior Benjamin Otis was the second finisher for Toledo, taking 27th overall with a personal-best time of 24:36.6. Senior Mathew Chesum followed in 36th place while senior Jake Rethman took 40th place with a PR time of 24:47.9. Also setting personal-best times were junior Geoff Howles at 24:56.9 and sophomore Charles Kipchumba at 25:37.9. Junior Ben Towler ran a 25:50.1 and freshman Joshuah Taylor ran a 26:00.2 to round out the runners for Toledo.

The Rockets will next head to Wayne State University on Saturday, Oct. 22 for the Warrior Challenge before heading to the Mid-American Conference Championships in Athens, Ohio on Oct. 29.

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Madison, Wis. | Thomas Zimmer Championship Course
Friday, Oct. 14, 2022

Men's 8K Championships

2. Dennis Mutai – 24:01.5 *PR

27. Benjamin Otis – 24.36.6 *PR

34. Mathew Chesum – 24:41.7

40. Jake Rethman – 24:47.9 *PR

52. Geoff Howles – 24:56.9 *PR

101. Charles Kipchumba – 25:37.9 *PR

113. Ben Towler – 25:50.1

120. Joshuah Taylor – 26:00.2