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Men's Cross Country

Manke qualifies for NCCAA Nationals during CCAC Championships

BETTENDORF, IOWA. — The Trinity International Trojans completed their fifth meet at the CCAC Championships hosted by Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa on Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Chase Manke led the Trojan team with a finishing time of 27:40, placing 39th. Good enough for an overall personal best performance which qualifies him to compete in the NCCAA national meet in Point Lookout, Missouri on November 10th. The second Trojan was Sophomore Justin Chu with a finishing time of 28:37, placing 48th. Justin conquered another overall personal record for the Trojans. Following shortly behind was Freshman Nathaniel Johnson with a finishing time of 29:23, placing 60th. He also put forward an overall best performance. The fourth Trojan was Sophomore Jared Backstrom with a finishing time of 31:46.  Closing the Trojan team was Senior Joshua Drury, closing an overall personal best time of 35:33. This was his final collegiate performance and TIU cross country team is grateful for his dedication and leadership throughout the years.

 Collectively as a team they finished 7th out of 13th teams in their final meet of 2018.
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Players Mentioned

Joshua Drury

Joshua Drury

Junior
Jared  Backstrom

Jared Backstrom

5' 11"
Junior
Justin Chu

Justin Chu

5' 5"
Junior
Chase Manke

Chase Manke

6' 0"
Junior
Nathaniel Johnson

Nathaniel Johnson

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Joshua Drury

Joshua Drury

Junior
Jared  Backstrom

Jared Backstrom

5' 11"
Junior
Justin Chu

Justin Chu

5' 5"
Junior
Chase Manke

Chase Manke

6' 0"
Junior
Nathaniel Johnson

Nathaniel Johnson

5' 5"
Sophomore