Tanner Bailey set the pace for College of the Ozarks, earning a first-place individual finish at the St. Louis Fall Classic with a time of 24:51.1 in the 8,000-meter race. Bailey’s time helped Ozarks finish first as a team as well, as they swept the individual and team medalist honors on both the men’s and women’s side. The senior from Piedmont, Oklahoma averaged under a five-minute mile in the race while battling the rain and wet conditions.
Nominees: Tanner Bailey, College of the Ozarks; Martin Batel, Campbellsville University; Daryen Jefferson, Sterling College