Martinez, Barnhill lead Wave to 9th place finish at CCAC Championships

PORTAGE, Ind. – The entire Calumet College of St. Joseph men's cross-country season culminates to one meet – the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Championships, with the winner and the runner-up of the event each earn automatic bids to the NAIA National Cross Country Championships. Hector Martinez (SO/Berwyn, Ill.) and Addison Barnhill (JR) led the Crimson Wave to a ninth place finish, both placing in the top-50 of the 123-runner field.

MEET INFORMATION-

Location: Robbinhurst Golf Course – Portage, Indiana

Race Distance: 8K

Participants: 123 runners representing 14 institutions

TEAM RESULTS:

1. University of St. Francis (Ill.) – 31
2. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) – 39
3. Saint Xavier (Ill.) – 72
4. Trinity Christian (Ill.) – 130
5. St. Ambrose (Iowa) – 137
6. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) – 181
7. Trinity International (Ill.) – 238
8. Indiana University – South Bend – 250
9. Calumet St. Joseph – 262
10. Robert Morris – Illinois – 282
11. Judson (Ill.) – 311
12. Roosevelt (Ill.) – 332
13. Governors State (Ill.) - 343

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES:

• Hector Martinez – 29:34.6 (43^rd place)
• Addison Barnhill – 30:11.8 (47^th place)
• Ahmed Hamed (SO/East Chicago, Ind.) – 30:50.4 (54^th place)
• Rakeem Bluitt (SR/East Chicago, Ind.) – 31:18.9 (57^th place)
• Nelson Rodriguez (FR) – 31:58.8 (61^st place)
• Tre Gibson (JR/Gary, Ind.) – 34:44.3 (75^th place)

WHAT'S NEXT:

The 2019 season came to close for the Wave. They will begin preparing for indoor track and field season.