HOUSTON, Texas -- LeTourneau men's cross country landed fifth at the Rice Invitational on Friday evening, with the 5,200 meter race being the first for each of the runners.

Grayson Gaddis led the YellowJackets with his time of 17:00.4, good enough for 26th overall. Right behind him was Elijah Oudyn, who placed 27th with 17:04.4. 

David Dugan (17:19.4) and Simon Nakamura (17:21.9) established their season benchmarks in the second wave of LeTourneau runners, while Alexander Hoksbergen (17:53.6) rounded out the YellowJackets in the top 40.

Completing the top seven finishers for LeTourneau at the meet were Ryan Tally (18:09.0) and Zach Farris (18:11.8), with Ike Lehman (18.12.0) not too far behind.

Freshman Xavier Davila (18:21.1) and Austin Jett (18:27.4) headed up the next group, with freshman Gavin Smith (18:45.5) setting a new benchmark and Aidan Hynes (18:47.9) running with him the whole way.

John Wesley Ely (18:57.8), Konrad Williamson (19:04.5), and Daniel Risberg (20:37.7) were the final three finishers for the YellowJackets.

Rice was the team champion with four of the top five finishers representing the Owls. Gus Gannon of Rice took home the individual title with a 15:36.1.

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The Belhaven Invitational awaits on Oct. 4 in Clinton, Miss. 

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