GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Yellow Jackets made a statement to get back into the NAIA Top 25 by placing 3rd of 21 schools at the Aquinas Invitational.

NAIA #7 and host Aquinas barely won the meet with 57 points over #6 Shawnee State, who had 58. Cedarville was next with 121 points and was followed by NAIA #9 Olivet Nazarene (124), Siena Heights (169), and #13 Cornerstone (184).

The Yellow Jackets had four runners in the top 30 out of the 248 total competitors. #T.J. Badertscher# led the way placing 12th in 25:48 for the 8,000 meters. Evan Thayer was 21st (26:06) followed by Rob Trennepohl (26th; 26:15) and Chris Vaughn (29th; 26:21).

The rest of CU's top seven included Jordan Davies (38th; 26:35), Joseph Cathey (45th; 26:45), and Josh Wiseman (58th; 27:01). [TEAM RESULTS - INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]