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 |Â 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.
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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
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