The Chaparrals boast 15 competitors this season and those numbers matter as they earned a third-place finish in Saturday's Spartan Classic, hosted by Aurora at Geneva's Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course.

Sophomore All-American Kevin Diederich was the top junior college competitor, finishing 12th in the 8,000-meter race. He ran 26 minutes, 48.7 seconds as leading team North Central earned each of the top 11 times.

Miguel Capulin was 27th (27:50.6) and Jack Schultz 30th (28:20.4).

COD competes Friday afternoon at Olivet Nazarene's Midwestern Intercollegiate in Bourbonnais.

Aurora Spartan Classic
8,000 meters
Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course
Geneva | Sept. 14, 2024
Results: North Central 15, Aurora 80, Chaparrals 83, Illinois Tech 110, Elmhurst 138, Sauk Valley 185, Waubonsee 199, Moraine Valley 205, Beloit 215.
 
Chaparral Individuals
12 Kevin Diederich 26:48.7
27 Miguel Capulin 27:50.6
30 Jack Schultz 28:20.4
40 Roman Nevarez 29:00.7
48 David Aviles 29:38.5
54 Connor Vine 29:59.6
78 John Buchanan 31:53.0
80 Alex Mendez 32:03.2
82 Thomas Payne 32:23.6
86 Zachary Kahsen 33:11.2
88 Joshua Murray 33:19.3
90 Daniel Garay Sanchez 33:32.6
91 Benjamin Cuatzo 34:34.7
103 Matthew Heinberg 38:24.3
104 Samuel Sanchez 39:39.9