Sophomore All-American Kevin Diederich  and the Chaparrals matched their skills against four-year colleges during Saturday's Seminole Valley Stampede in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Diederich was the top junior college competitor in the event, running 25 minutes, 49.5 seconds on the 8,000-meter course and placed 25th in the meet hosted by NAIA-institution Mount Mercy. 

Claiming a top-50 showing was freshman Miguel Capulin, running 26:12.1.

The Chaps return to action Oct. 18 at Bradley University.

Seminole Valley Stampede
Seminole Cross Country Course | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
8,000 m | Oct. 5
 
Team (top five): Aquinas 45, St. Francis 104, St. Xavier 134, Lewis 144, Indiana Tech 184, 11. Chaparrals 282.
 
Chaparrals
25 Kevin Diederich 25:49.5
42 Miguel Capulin 26:12.1
69 Roman Nevarez 26:47.5
89 Jack Schultz 27:10.4
107 Addisu Wolski 27:44.0
111 Patrick Hohe 27:52.3
120 Joshua Murray 28:15.8
121 David Aviles 28:16.7
130 Connor Vine 28:32.0
168 Alex Mendez 29:58.2
175 Shaymis Powell 30:22.7
179 John Buchanan 30:46.4
181 David Garay Sanchez 30:57.4
183 Thomas Payne 31:05.0
185 Zachary Kahsen 31:15.0
190 Victor Cholico 31:35.3
206 Matthew Heinberg 34:37.0
210 Samuel Sanchez 36:26.9