KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Lindsey Wilson men's cross country team finished in 11th at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge on Friday morning at Sequoyah Park. 

The Blue Raiders tallied 295 points, finishing 11th in the 8K race and had the second-best finish of Mid-South Conference teams. Cumberlands (Ky.) finished first with 33 points while Milligan (Tenn.) was second with 81.

Senior Tyler Colvin posted the best Lindsey Wilson finish in 42nd. Colvin finished with a season-best time of 25:29.69. Following Colvin, was freshman Dasahwn Overly, who finished in 44th with a season-best time of 25:31.59. Junior Alexis Palmero, was the third Blue Raider to cross the finish line with a season-best time of 25:58.96, which landed him in 57th. Ashton Johnson finished in 98th  with a season-best time of 26:58.05, while Mason Magyar finished in 131st with a season-best time of 27:38:00. Kevin Cuin finished in 133rd with a season-best time of 27:41.13, while Bryce Clayton rounded out the Blue Raiders, finishing in 143rd with a season-best time of 28:04.36.

The Lindsey Wilson women's cross country team's lone participant in the Women's 5K race was fifth-year senior Zoe Wilson. Wilson finished in 151st place with a time of 23:01.58.  

The Blue Raider men's and women's cross country teams next compete at the MSC Championships on Friday, November 7th at Phil Moore Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.