Colorado wins at Pre-Nationals

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Andy Wacker took second-place overall as No. 8 Colorado won the Pre-National Invitational on Sunday.

Wacker ran a great race, finishing the 8-kilometer course in 23:58 just three seconds behind Iona’s Leonard Korir who finished in 23:55. Wacker improved from a 17th-place finish at the meet one year ago when he finished in 24:08.

“That was a really nice race for Andy,” coach Mark Wetmore said. “That guy ahead of him (Korir) is an excellent runner. Andy had a great summer of training and his work is paying off.”

Richard Medina finished fourth overall with a time of 24:04.

Ammar Moussa had a good first run in a Colorado uniform. The true freshman placed 19th overall and finished two positions ahead of teammate Christian Thompson (21st). Moussa finished in 24:36 and Thompson recorded a time of 24:39. Blake Theroux was the fifth Buffalo to finish. He was 36th overall (24:56).

“I really like our team’s chances this year,” Wacker said. “We are training better than ever. We have a lot of good guys. We are just getting started this year and I’m excited.”