Kauffman, a senior from Broadway, Va., set a new personal record in winning the eight-kilometer race at the Hornet Harrier and Commonwealth Challenge hosted by Shenandoah University. The event also doubled as the ODAC Preview with the Kernstown Battlefield course set to host the ODAC Cross Country Championships on Halloween weekend. Kauffman topped a field of 99 competitors in resetting his own personal-best 8K time by nearly 10 seconds. He stopped the watches in 27:06.9 and used a per-mile pace of 5:27.3 to help him win the race by 6.4 seconds over teammate Immanuel Bellamy in second place. Kauffman and Bellamy's 1-2 finish helped the Royals to third place in the team standings with 73 points.
CLAYTON STANFORD | FERRUM
Jr. | Ferrum, Va.
- 29th overall at 29:22.3 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview
KADE MINTON | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
So. | Wytheville, Va.
- 27th overall at 29:11.8 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview
CODY THOMPSON | RANDOLPH
Jr. | Dunnellon, Fla.
- 11th overall at 27:50.7 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview
COOPER NEEBLE | ROANOKE
Sr. | Christiansburg, Va.
- 4th overall at 27:23.7 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview
JEREMY ALLINGER | SHENANDOAH
Sr. | Gettysburg, Pa.
- 14th overall at 28:17.9 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview
RYAN KOVAL | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
Fy. | Williamsburg, Va.
- 37th overall at 30:02.0 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview
KEATON RUSH | WASHINGTON AND LEE
Fy. | Devon, Pa.
- 5th overall at 27:24.6 (8K) at the Hornet Harrier & Commonwealth Challenge/ODAC Preview