SALEM, Ore. – Trinity Western's Yemane Mulugeta finished 7th overall to lead the Spartans in a 333-man field at the Charles Bowles Invitational at Bush's Pasture Park.

Mulugeta finished the eight-kilometre race in 23:53.95, while fellow Spartan David Mutai finished 13th overall in 24:17.26. 

On the women's side, Hadassah Duff led TWU, finishing 97th overall in 19:15.60 over five kilometres in a field of 285 runners.

The men's team finished eighth overall, while the women's team finished 23rd. 

Men's Results | 8km
7th – Yemane Mulugeta – 23:53.95
13th – David Mutai – 24:17.26
60th – Justin Kiplagat – 25:12:57
107th – Malcolm Reid – 25:53.49
138th – Brendan O'Brien – 26:27.00
187th – Lucien Dixon-Lawless – 27:12.91
252nd – Larson Rische – 28:26.72
257th – Noah Gladdish – 28:37.64
275th – Kenton Bell – 29:18.23

Women's Results | 5km
97th – Hadassah Duff – 19:15.60
120th – Ava Rodway – 19:46.50
163rd – Catherine Roper – 20:31.90
177th – Anaka Weber – 20:45.20
244th – Tianna Lorio – 22:35.70

QUOTABLE
Shane Wiebe, TWU Head Coach
"On a mentally tricky course, both teams battled sickness, fatigue and a handful of other challenges to earn their commendable results. Call it a character building weekend that exposed us to many of the other teams in our new conference. On the whole, we're in the mix. We're doing well and we're going to do well."

UP NEXT
The Spartans will compete at the Charles Bowles Invitational Oct. 4 in Salem, Ore. at Bush's Pasture Park.

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in NAIA in cross country and track and field and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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