Ruiz Breaks 40 Year-Old Record at Bradley Pink Classic

Friday, October 14

Peoria, Ill.

Murray State

Bradley

Photo by: Adit Wratsangka - Murray State Athletics

Ruiz Breaks 40 Year-Old Record at Bradley Pink Classic

10/14/2022 6:38:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Racers place 30th overall at final non-conference meet of the season

Murray State men's cross country placed 30th overall at the Bradley Pink Classic, Friday.

Jorge Ruiz broke Murray State's long-standing 8,000 meter record with a time of 24:27.3. The previous record has been standing for 40 years and was made by Gary Ribbons at the Washington Invite in 1982. Ruiz placed 127th in the firs 2 kilometer split of the race and moved up to 65th in the 5 kilometer before finishing 58th overall.

Second for the Racers was Vicente Correia who posted a top-three all-time performance with a time of 25:14.0. Correia placed 137 overall and was holding an average of 3:10 per kilometer.

Third for the Racers is Joey Santoro who finished with a time of 25:57.1. Fourth in the squad is Jarod Willis who finished the race with a time of 26:20.5 and Benjamin Hall completed the Racer top-5 with a time of 26:23.2.

"Obviously super proud of Jorge for breaking a school record that has stood for a very long time," said cross country coach, Jordan Johnston. "The rest of the team fed off his performance and we had three guys under 26 which is a great accomplishment moving into the conference meet. We are very proud of Nathan being so close to his personal record after coming off a very serious injury in the offseason."

This Racers will now gear up for the Missouri Valley Conference which will be held in Terre Hauge, Ind., Oct. 28.