NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- LeTourneau men's cross country opened the 2025 campaign with a second place finish at the SFA Lumberjack Invitational three-mile race on Friday evening.

Elijah Oudyn (16:08.0) and Grayson Gaddis (16:12.0) led the way, finishing 12th and 13th, respectively, with Gaddis finishing just a hair behind his personal best despite the muddy conditions.

Freshman Simon Nakamura made an early impression in his collegiate debut, landing 16th (16:40.0) to establish a new benchmark. Alexander Hoksbergen (16:52.0 - 17th) established a new personal best, and Zach Farris ran a 17:02.0 in his track debut.

Two more new faces, Xavier Davila (17:03.0) and Jack McCarty (17:13.0), made their collegiate debuts as well, each landing inside the top 20 finishers. 

Right behind them were seniors Aidan Hynes (17:15.0) and Ike Lehman (17:15.0), with Hynes' time being a new personal best. Sophomore Ryan Tally (17.17.0) set a new personal record, while junior Austin Jett (17:33.0) added a personal best of his own.

The final two freshmen, Gavin Smith (17:37.0) and John Wesley Ely (17:49.0) established new benchmarks in their collegiate debuts and Daniel Risberg crossed the finish line at 18:26.0 to complete the slate of YellowJacket runners. 

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The Rice Invitational awaits on September 12 in Houston at 6:50 p.m.

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