Endalow Takele's fifth-place finish paced the Western Kentucky men's cross country Saturday at the Tennessee Tech-hosted Golden Eagle Invitational in Cookeville, Tenn.
Takele finished the men’s 6K run with a mark of 19 minutes, 48.7 seconds. Julien Cuyeu crossed the line second for the Hilltoppers, coming in at 13th overall with a mark of 20:08.9. Taylor Scarbrough was WKU’s third top-20 finisher as he came in at 19th with a time of 20:25.2.
WKU men finished fourth behind Auburn, Tennessee Tech and Mississippi State. Southern Illinois and Tennessee State closed out the six-team field. .2
On the women’s side, WKU had three top-25 finishes.