NORMAL — A stacked bunch of Chaps, led by freshman Caleb DeBoer, finished third Friday during the Heartland CC Invite.
 
Caleb DeBoer led the Chaps, covering the 8,000-meter Maxwell Park course in 28 minutes, 38.16 seconds. Sebastian Esparza was 14^th (29:11.02), while Erik Ojeda (18^th) and Anthony Eddy (19^th) also earned top-20 finishes.
 
"Those four ran well together and it's reflected in our finish,'' Chaps head coach Robert Cervenka said. "We were the top D3 team today and that's a goal that we strive at each meet.''
 
Host Heartland won with 33 points, followed by Carl Sandburg, COD, Joliet, Kaskaskia and College of Lake County.
 
The Chaps next compete in two weeks at Bradley.
 
Heartland CC Invitational
Oct. 1, 2021 | Normal, Ill.
Maxwell Park
8,000 meters
Team: Heartland 33, Carl Sandburg 44, College of DuPage 89, Joliet 95, Kaskaskia 132, College of Lake County 140
Chap runners
14. Caleb DeBoer 28:38.16
17. Sebastian Esparza 29:11.02
18. Erik Ojeda 29:14.17
19. Anthony Eddy 29:15.75
33. Freddy Munoz 30:47.83
57. Ben Perry 33:51.86
61. Harry Llobrera 35:50.09