Men's Cross Country | 10.17.2026

RESULTS
LEWISTON, Idaho – The men of LC State Cross Country wrapped up the regular season with a ninth-place finish at the LC State Invitational in the Lewiston Orchards on Saturday. Cooper Bell led the Warrior men for the second consecutive race, and a pair of LC State athletes had career-best times.
 
The Warriors totaled 228 points with four runners in the top 60.
 
Bell led the LC State men with a time of 25:37 to place 39^th in the 8k. In his two races this season, he has been the top Warrior in each.
 
Zoran LaFrombois ran a strong race with a personal-best time of 26:01 to cross the line 54^th. Malachi Walsh was just behind in 55^th (26:05) and Cole Wilkerson crossed next with a PR of 26:08 to place 58^th.
 
In his Warrior debut, freshman Nelson Kiprono rounded out the top five for LC State. He crossed the line with a time of 27:24 to finish 87^th in the field.
 
Finnegan O'Donnell placed 93^rd with a time of 27:45, and Dawson Welliver was 101^st (28:33). Manuel Valdez finished 108^th (29:17) and Benjamin Farr was 110^th (29:32).
 
"Today was a little bit disappointing. We had some big goals today and some things we were trying to accomplish, and we definitely fell short," coach Dr. Michael Collins said. "As we know, we are much better than we performed today. We really weren't that far behind Northwest. We've got to be full speed, full strength and we have got to have everybody in there. We were missing a couple of guys because of injuries. These guys are going to get after it with some training on the course to get a little bit regrouped and get focused on taking care of business."
 
UP NEXT
The Warriors open postseason action on Nov. 6 when LC State hosts the 2026 Cascade Conference Cross Country Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, in Lewiston. More info on the CCC meet can be found HERE.
 
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