UPLAND, Ind. -- Christopher Putman and Skotti Ball-Duley took the lead for Indiana Tech on Friday afternoon at Taylor University's Ray Bullock Invitational.  Putman finished 58th to pace a young Warrior squad while Ball-Duley was 57th in her first team-leading performance.

Racing for the first time in nearly a month, Putman crossed the line in 28:14.9.  He was followed by a trio of freshman: Javin Mericle (28:37.1), Liamm Passey (28:50.7), and Waval Davis (29:07.2).

The Warriors finished 11th as a team in the men's race.

On the women's side, Skotti Ball-Duley finished first for Tech in 25:13.6.  Sarah Koker was seven spots behind in 25:34.9 while Alina LaForest made her Warrior debut in 32:32.0.

The Warriors will train through next weekend in anticipation of the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on October 26th in Grand Rapids.