KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Senior Cross Country runner Owen Pukys continued his ferocious comeback campaign Friday when he won the George Dales Invitational at Western Michigan University in a personal best time of 24:31.3. The impressive performance from the Louisville, Ohio native comes after a 5k PR and top-ten finish at the season-opener at Miami University three weeks ago, which was his first race back from missing the entirety of last season.

Pukys's win led the Flyers to a third-place team finish at the event, which featured nine teams from Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Dayton has now recorded top-three team finishes in each of its first two meets.

Following Pukys for the Flyers was Freshman Alex Bendaña, who finished 12^th in a time of 25:15.5. Closely behind him was Sophomore Logan Arnold in 15^th with a PR time of 25:27.7. Two Freshmen, Kamden Kramer and Tyler Guinipero, finished out the scoring places for UD, coming 16^th and 20^th overall in their 8k debuts. Sophomore Gerrit Dam also recorded a new personal best, crossing the finish line in 26:35.4.

Results
(1) Owen Pukys- 24:31.3 PR
(12) Alex Bendaña- 25:15.5 8k Debut
(15) Logan Arnold- 25:27.7 PR
(16) Kamden Kramer- 25:31.5 8k Debut
(20) Tyler Giunipero - 25:36.5 8k Debut
(35) James Mroczka- 26:08.1
(37) Jacob Reash- 26:12.2 8k Debut
(38) Jameson Maynes- 26:14.4
(42) Andrew Wilcox- 26:21.3
(49) Gerrit Dam- 26:35.4 PR
(61) Jacob Herzog- 27:08.3
(68) Noah Locke- 27:20.5

UP NEXT
The Flyers are back in action on Saturday, October 4, when they travel to the University of Louisville to run in the Louisville Classic.