PEORIA, Ill. – The Webster University men's cross country team competed at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday afternoon, highlighted by a strong performance from Simon Muthemba, who set a personal record in the 8K and moved to the top of the SLIAC performance list.

Muthemba led the Gorloks with a time of 26:44.2, finishing 102nd in the Men's White Race. He shaved 23 seconds off his previous personal record and became the top-ranked 8K runner in the SLIAC. Muthemba is also the only conference athlete to break the 27-minute mark in the 8K so far this season.

Ethan Nieroda was the second Gorlok to cross the finish line, placing 159th with a time of 27:36.7. Nieroda currently ranks second in the SLIAC, giving Webster the top two runners in the conference performance rankings.

Brayden Halter followed closely behind, finishing 161st in 27:37.4 while recording a three-second personal record. Tyler Mooney placed 199th with a time of 29:18.4, improving his personal best by 41 seconds.

Jayden Perry finished 212th with a time of 29:45.1, followed by Gabe Feaman, who placed 221st in 30:05.2 while recording a 33-second personal record. Johnny Imboden rounded out the Webster lineup, finishing 238th with a season-best 8K time of 31:24.8.

The Gorloks finished 22nd overall in the Men's White Race with a team score of 603.

"I'm happy to see the progress that our men's team showed today," said head coach Kyle Robinson. "Simon and Ethan are currently ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the SLIAC, which is exactly where we want to be. We have a strong group this season and I am very excited to see what we can accomplish in two weeks at the SLIAC Championship."

Webster will return to action in two weeks when the Gorloks compete at the SLIAC Championship.