Saturday, October 24
Colorado Springs, CO
9:15 am MT
Air Force Academy
at
Colorado Springs XC Open
Photo by: Gary DeVore, Cadet Wing Media
10/24/2026 12:19:00 PM | Cross Country
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Top-five finishes from senior Roman Thomas and freshman Ryder Keeton headlined the regular season finale for the Air Force cross country team this morning (Oct. 24), as the squad wrapped up action at the Colorado Springs XC Open. Overall, the men placed three in the top 10 – and five in the top 15 – of the non-scoring race at Monument Valley Parker.
Thomas completed the 8K circuit in 25:05.9 to finish fourth in the 100-runner event, while Keeton was just one second back (25:06.9) to finish fifth. Junior Alex Pinckney joined the pair in the top 10, as he collected a seventh-place time of 25:17.6. Sophomore Will Bradbury and freshman Gabriel Marshall added top-15 finishes to the Falcons' lineup on Saturday, as Bradbury finished 14th in 25:30.8 and Marshall clocked a time of 25:31.9 to finish 15th.
Air Force claimed an additional pair of top-20 finishes in the men's race, as freshman Nick Sanders finished 18th in 25:35.6 and sophomore Cody Kelley placed 20th with a time of 25:38.4. In fact, the full complement of Falcons all placed within the top half of the overall field. Sophomore Corbin Cole posted a time of 25:47.8 to finish 28th, while the freshmen duo of Walker Elrod and Owen Hintz rounded out the field by placing 37th (26:02.4) and 50th (26:31.7), respectively.
The women had just one runner on the 6K course around Monument Valley Park, as sophomore Morgan Parnow clocked a time of 22:36.0 to finish 18th out of 86 runners.
With the regular season complete, the Falcons turn their attention to the postseason, which begins next Friday (Oct. 30) at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships in Reno.
Thomas completed the 8K circuit in 25:05.9 to finish fourth in the 100-runner event, while Keeton was just one second back (25:06.9) to finish fifth. Junior Alex Pinckney joined the pair in the top 10, as he collected a seventh-place time of 25:17.6. Sophomore Will Bradbury and freshman Gabriel Marshall added top-15 finishes to the Falcons' lineup on Saturday, as Bradbury finished 14th in 25:30.8 and Marshall clocked a time of 25:31.9 to finish 15th.
Air Force claimed an additional pair of top-20 finishes in the men's race, as freshman Nick Sanders finished 18th in 25:35.6 and sophomore Cody Kelley placed 20th with a time of 25:38.4. In fact, the full complement of Falcons all placed within the top half of the overall field. Sophomore Corbin Cole posted a time of 25:47.8 to finish 28th, while the freshmen duo of Walker Elrod and Owen Hintz rounded out the field by placing 37th (26:02.4) and 50th (26:31.7), respectively.
The women had just one runner on the 6K course around Monument Valley Park, as sophomore Morgan Parnow clocked a time of 22:36.0 to finish 18th out of 86 runners.
With the regular season complete, the Falcons turn their attention to the postseason, which begins next Friday (Oct. 30) at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships in Reno.
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