OXFORD, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's cross country finished second out of three teams Friday in their season opener at the RedHawk Rumble, hosted by Miami University. This race served as UD's lone 5k for the cross country season before they begin competing at the 8k distance next time out.  

Five Flyers set new personal records at the distance. Senior Owen Pukys was the first Flyer across the line, finishing in ninth place with a PR time of 14:58.27. Other personal records included Sophomore Logan Arnold at 15:23.53, Sophomore Gerrit Dam at 15:38.31, Senior Jameson Maynes at 15:50.71, and Junior Colin Sams, who finished with a time of 15:51.9. Another five Flyers competed in their first collegiate cross country competition as Freshmen Kamden Kramer, Alex Bendaña, Tyler Giunipero, and Jacob Reash all made their first appearances for the Flyers. Sophomore Jacob Finney also made his cross country debut after missing last season with an injury.

Results
(9) Owen Pukys- 14:58.27- Personal Record
(11) Kamden Kramer- 15:02.91- Collegiate Debut
(12) Alex Bendaña- 15:04.68- Collegiate Debut 
(15) Tyler Giunipero- 15:08.84- Collegiate Debut
(18) Logan Arnold- 15:23.53- Personal Record
(22) Jacob Reash- 15:32.56- Collegiate Debut
(23) Jacob Finney- 15:33.97- Collegiate XC Debut
(25) Gerrit Dam- 15:38.31- Personal Record
(26) Andrew Wilcox- 15:44.23
(27) James Mroczka- 15:48.74
(29) Jameson Maynes- 15:50.71- Personal Record
(30) Colin Sams- 15:51.9- Personal Record
(33) Jacob Herzog- 16:12.76
(34) Noah Locke- 16:33.19
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers are back in action on Friday, September 19, when they travel to Kalamazoo, Mich., to compete in the George Dales Invitational, hosted by Western Michigan University.