The College of DuPage men's cross country team continued its postseason preparations with a strong showing at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 16 at Newman Golf Course, finishing 15th among 26 teams while recording 12 personal-best performances.

The Chaparrals finished as the highest-placing two-year college in their division and outperformed several four-year university programs, providing another encouraging result as the season moves toward championship competition.

Michael Gamboa led DuPage, finishing 44th overall in 25 minutes, 46.2 seconds. Owen O'Mara followed in 123rd place with a time of 26:55.3, narrowly ahead of Austin Best, who crossed the line 126th in 26:59.8. The two runners finished less than five seconds apart, providing COD with closely matched performances in the middle of its lineup.

Zach Bacci crossed the line in 27:20.5 for 143rd place, followed by Brendan Spahn in 149th at 27:25.9. Angel Perez and Matthew Wickfinished close together, placing 154th and 155th in 27:30.3 and 27:31.3, respectively.

Jacob Skibbie finished 182nd in 28:14.4, followed by Ryan Leurck in 203rd at 29:26.8. Kevin Ching placed 208th in 29:40.8, Corbin Geracefinished 216th in 29:50.4 and Cameron Luthman crossed in 232nd at 30:44.7. Kaden Bergholt finished 235th in 31:10.7, while Zeke Gonzalez and Johan Daniel rounded out the Chaparrals' lineup in 246th and 254th, respectively.

DuPage will compete at the NJCAA Region 4 Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Plum Grove Reservoir in Palatine. The race is scheduled for noon.

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