Results
SALEM, Ore. -- The Pacific Lutheran University men's cross country squad sent a small squad to the George Oja Invitational and turned in big results on Saturday, with all five Lutes turning in personal best times at the meet held at Oak Knoll Golf Course.
Down at the meet to preview the course for the 2026 Northwest Conference Championships, all five competitors ran career bests with
Justin Garrett leading the way.
Garrett smashed his personal best by over 44 seconds, navigating the 8,000-meter course in 27 minutes, 12.4 seconds, placing 247th overall.
Corban Piper was just a handful of seconds back in 270th with a PR time of 27:23.6. It was a 65-second PR for Piper while
Isaiah Bradley was 280th overall with a time of 27:30.6, shaving 17-seconds off his personal best.
Jonah Andrews knocked 28 seconds off his personal best, clocking a time of 28:34.3 while
Caleb Rigney shaved seven seconds off his PR, finishing in 29:38.8.
Pacific Lutheran finished 32nd at the large meet featuring squads from all three NCAA divisions, the NAIA, and junior college ranks. Division I University of Portland won the meet, scoring 48 points while Corban University's Jack Gladfelter was the individual winner, crossing the tape in 23:26.0.
The Lutes take next weekend off and will return to Oak Knoll Golf Course on Oct. 31 for the 2026 NWC Championships.
