The Colorado College men's cross country team finished in third place at the New Mexico Highlands Cross Country Jam Saturday in Las Vegas, N.M.
 
Sophomore Max Blackburn led the Tigers for the first time in his career with an eighth-place finish in the 8K race with a time of 26 minutes, 19 seconds. Fellow sophomore Tony Calderon was 10^th, followed by junior David Eik in 11^th and freshman Paul Olsen in 25^th. Sophomore Adam Mahler rounded out the scoring for CC with a 32^nd-place finish.
 
South Plains College won the meet with 17 points, followed by Eastern New Mexico (63), CC (73) and New Mexico Highlands (81).
 
"We had some encouraging results today," head coach Ted Castaneda said. "We were glad to get the meet in despite a flash flood warning and looking forward to October."
 
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Fort Hays State Open in Hays, Kan.
 
Team Results
1. South Plains – 17 points
2. Eastern New Mexico - 63
3. Colorado College - 73
4. New Mexico Highlands - 81
 
Colorado College Individual Results (8k)

Name	Finish	Pts	TIme
Max Blackburn	8	8	26:19
Tony Calderon	10	10	26:44
David Eik	11	11	26:45
Paul Olsen	25	21	28:40
Adam Mahler	32	23	30:43