Men's Cross Country | 10.03.2026

RESULTS
SPOKANE, Wash.– Cooper Bell had a strong Warrior debut on Saturday when he led the LC State Men's Cross Country Team at the Whitworth Frank Knott XC Classic. The transfer finished 57^th overall and the Warriors placed 10^th.
 
The men finished in the middle of the pack despite missing key pieces due to injury.
 
"At some point we will hopefully have a full squad," coach Mike Collins said. "But we finally got Cooper in the lineup and he definitely stepped up today and led the team, which is really exciting for us. Despite missing guys, I felt we ran pretty well today. We looked a little tired, which we'll work on that and see what we need to do to fix that, but we're seeing guys continue to improve."
 
Bell crossed the line 57^th with a time of 25:35.2, a career best, and Malachi Walsh was not far behind in 65^th (25:41.4).
 
The next four Warrior runners all ran personal bests. Zoran LaFrombois was the third LC State athlete across the finish line in 79^th place (26:05.4), and Cole Wilkerson finished 91^st (26:26.9). Freshman Finnegan O'Donnell rounded out the top 100 in 97^th (26:32.3).
 
"Cole and Fin are getting closer to the front," Collins added. "Malachi continues to race well, Zoran is sticking right in there and keeping us solid as well. So we've got a good team race going."
 
Junior Dawson Welliver was part of the group of PRs as the junior placed 133^rd (27:27.3). Benjamin Farr was 168^th (28:02.8) after his return from injury, and Manuel Valdez was 179^th (28:42.5).
 
"These guys are very determined, they're working very hard together, and hopefully we'll put it all together at the same time," Collins said. "Health and hopefully the advantage of being on our home course will help us as well."
 
UP NEXT
The Warriors host the LC State Invite in the Lewiston Orchards on Oct. 17. Find more info on the home meet HERE.
 
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