NEW BOSTON, Mich. -- Juan Caballero raced to a new 8K personal record on Friday to lead the Indiana Tech cross country teams at Wayne State's Warrior Challenge.  His efforts resulted in a top 15 finish individually while both the men and women placed 9th as a team.

At 26:01.4, Caballero took thirteen seconds off his previous PR over the 8K distance and moved him up to 26th on the all-time Indiana Tech list.  He now has the best PR of any active team member.

Ngor Agwick (27:30.9) and Dylan Banda (28:39.4) were the #2 and #3 finishers while freshmen Liamm Passey (28:48.3) and Mikel Cox (29:18.1) rounded out the scoring contingent in their 8K debut.

McKenna Palmer assumed her usual spot as the women's #1 finisher, taking 29th in 24:25.6.  Freshman Sarah Koker had a nice debut at the distance, going to #7 on the all-time Indiana Tech 6K list.  Her time of 24:51.5 was good enough for 43rd overall.

The Warriors now have a full three weeks off until their next competition on October 5th at the Seminole Valley Challenge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.