Kyle Deeken blazed to an 8K time of 25:33 to pace the Maryville men's cross country team at the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship meet held at Forest Park in St. Louis on a windy but sunny afternoon.
 
Deeken finished 19th overall and narrowly missed a spot on the GLVC All-Conference team. Zach Boyle and Tyler Jones both crossed the line in 26:31 to tie for second on the team for Maryville. Casey Humphrey was seven seconds back, while Anthony Allen was fifth for the Saints in 27:06. Tyler Uhrich trailed by two more seconds in sixth, and Joe Zuniga was next for Maryville in 27:28.
 
The Saints finished in ninth place with a team score of 219. Southern Indiana took team honors with a team total of 24. Johnnie Guy crossed the line in first place with a time of 23:46.