Clinton, Miss.- The Blue Mountain Christian men's cross-country team turned in a 12th-place finish at the Watson Cross Country Classic in Clinton, Mississippi, finishing with 382 points in the men's 8K race.
Jonah Barnhardt led the way for the Toppers, placing 26th overall with a time of 26:01.5. Barnhardt continued his strong junior campaign, pacing Blue Mountain Christian with another impressive performance against a competitive field, hitting a personal record time in the 8K.
Lukas Dykes followed with a 66th-place finish, crossing the line in 27:02.1. Dykes provided another solid outing for the Toppers, giving BMCU two runners inside the top 70.
Freshman Samuel Aguilar was the third Topper to cross the finish line, placing 120th with a time of 28:29.9, a personal record. 
Braxton Enzor followed in 130th place at 28:44.3, while fellow Erick Flores rounded out the team's scoring five with a 131st-place finish in 28:45.5.
The Toppers' top five runners combined for a total time of 2:19:04, averaging 27:49 per runner with a spread of just 2:44 between their first and fifth finishers.
Jacob Waller and Austin Ellis completed BMCU's top seven, finishing 182nd and 190th with times of 30:28.3 and 30:42.8, respectively. 
Both Waller and Ellis set personal records in the 8K in their freshman season.
The team's top seven combined for a time of 3:20:15, averaging 28:37 per runner.
 Lelan Boulden finished 197th with a time of 31:07.3, followed by John Thomas Draper in 205th at 31:48.8. Noah Harrington placed 232nd in 34:29.3, while Samuel Hutchinson rounded out the Topper lineup in 235th with a time of 34:56.9, another personal record in the 8K for the Toppers.
 
BMCU individual results (8K)
26th – Jonah Barnhardt – 26:01.5 PR
66th – Lukas Dykes – 27:02.1
120th – Samuel Aguilar – 28:29.9 PR
130th – Braxton Enzor – 28:44.3
131st – Erick Flores – 28:45.5
182nd – Jacob Waller – 30:28.3 PR
190th – Austin Ellis – 30:42.8 PR
197th – Lelan Boulden – 31:07.3
205th – John Thomas Draper – 31:48.8
232nd – Noah Harrington – 34:29.3
235th – Samuel Hutchinson – 34:56.9 PR
 
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