POCATELLO, Idaho -- Montana Tech's men's cross country team raced to a third-place team finish Friday at Idaho State's Bengal Invitational, led by top-25 finishes from Justin Morgan and Ben Zerr. 

Morgan, a graduate student, claimed 13th after covering the 8-kilometer Idaho State Cross Country Course in 25:44.3, while Zerr, a senior, finished a spot after in 25:52.1. The pair were sixth and seventh, respectively, in the team scoring due to unattached runners in the field. 

Freshman Noah Miller ran to 28th (26:53.6), sophomore Bryon Fanning was 31st (27:07.4), and freshman Michael Marlow finished 39th (27:35.3) to round out the scoring five for the Orediggers. 

Freshmen Layne Niemeyer (42nd, 27:59.4), Tyler Inabnit (45th, 28:24.4), and Jacob Piapot (51st, 29:08.1) also competed for Tech, while fellow freshmen Trenton Smith (52nd, 29:17.5) and Matthew Tobiason (69th, 35:06.3) competed unattached. 

Montana Tech's men will continue the 2025 season with a trip to Grand Rapids, Mich. for the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on Friday, October 24. 

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