SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - In what was always expected to be an uphill battle given the limited roster size, Dyson Battistoni led Ottawa to a team score of 364 points in the 2026 KCAC Men's Cross Country Championship. Battistoni trimmed nearly two minutes off of his previous season-best 8k time with a mark of 30:09.23, scoring 62 points with his 96th-place finish.

Braves newcomers Tanner Soutar (34:35.06 - 73 pts), Jacob Coburn (37:13.77 - 75 pts) and Dylan Dekker (37:26.07 - 76 pts) paced at or under 7:30/mi over the course, with Jalen Ryan (39:54.04 - 78 pts) rounding out the scoring.

Ottawa University

96. Dyson Battistoni - 30:09.23 (62 pts)
115. Tanner Soutar - 34:35.06 (73)
117. Jacob Coburn - 37:13.77 (75)
118. Dylan Dekker - 37:26.07 (76)
120. Jalen Ryan - 39:54.04 (78)
125. Gio Mendoza - 42:48.76 (82)
126. Xavier Garza - 44:23.96 (83)

Final Team Standings

1. University of Saint Mary 37 pts - 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, (13), (14)
2. Kansas Wesleyan 47 pts - 3, 6, 9, 10, 19, (20), (23)
3. Evangel 86 pts - 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, (25), (34)
4. Friends 112 pts - 1, 21, 26, 31, 33, (35), (36)
5. Bethel 159 pts - 5, 18, 39, 40, 57, (65), (66)
6. Sterling 201 pts - 28, 30, 41, 50, 52, (55), (61)
7. Tabor 201 pts - 32, 38, 42, 44, 45, (47), (56)
8. Oklahoma Wesleyan 233 pts - 27, 46, 48, 49, 63, (72), (74)
9. McPherson 258 pts - 15, 51, 54, 67, 71, (86)
10. Southwestern 292 pts - 37, 58, 59, 68, 70
11. Bethany 309 pts - 29, 60, 64, 77, 79, (81), (84)
12. York 330 pts - 43, 53, 69, 80, 85
13. Ottawa 364 pts - 62, 73, 75, 76, 78, (82), (83)