WINONA LAKE, IN. – Spring Arbor placed fourth out of ten teams in their 8k League Championship race. Indiana Wesleyan, Taylor, and Goshen finished 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. Three SAU runners placed in the top 15 and achieved all-league honors.

Kyle Anderson was the Crossroads League individual champion and led the Cougar pack. He finished with a time of 25:37. Kyle will be advancing to the NAIA Nationals Meet for the fourth time in his collegiate career.

Noah Haverdink was second for the cougars, placing tenth and running 27:18. It was a breakout race for Haverdink, who has worked hard throughout the season to come back from injury.

"It was a fun race and I finally felt like I was in shape again.  I kept pushing for the team and gutted it out to the end" said Haverdink.

The final Cougar to achieve all league status was Nathan Anderson, who finished 11^th overall with a time of 27:22.

Jared Lauber was next for Spring Arbor, finishing in 24^th place and a time of 27:47. Daniel Garza rounded out the top five for the cougars running 27:59 and placing 29^th. Simon Reidsma, Peter Ramundo, and Tyler Babinec also competed for Spring Arbor placing 6^th 7^th and 8^th on the team respectively.

"Even though fourth place was nobody's goal, I think we put together the best overall race effort of the season today" said Head Coach Dante Ottolini.

Despite his individual success, Anderson (Kyle) highlighted his team in his post-race interview.

"I have been really thankful for how the team has grown this season. It will be weird not being on a team of such high quality. Also, I am proud of them" said Anderson (Kyle).

While Spring Arbor's team season has reached a completion, Anderson (Kyle) will compete in two weeks at the NAIA Nationals Meet. National's is set to go off on November 3 in Rim Rock, Kansas.