Embry-Riddle looked strong in their first race of 2024 as the Eagles took 3^rd in the George Kyte Classic hosted at Buffalo Park. 

Demetris Love, Jr. (Phoenix, Ariz.) led ERAU with a 14^th place finish in a time of 23:11.5.  Just behind Love, Jr. was Jacob Ortiz (Chandler, Ariz.).  Ortiz ran the 4.5 mile course in 23:16.8.  Dillon Eisner (Paulden, Ariz.) and Ben Smith (Spokane, Wash.) were 3^rd and 4^th for Embry-Riddle.  Coming in 25^th overall and 5^th for the Eagles was Nick Logan (Phoenix, Ariz.).  Rounding out the scoring was Nathan Kutscher (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Ben Kovach (Chandler, Ariz.). 

Austin Lemus (Chino, Calif.), Nicolas Urquidez (Austin, Texas), Maxwell Kilstrom (Webster Groves, Mo.) and Tyler Rafferty (Surprise, Ariz.) all ran strong for ERAU as well. 

Embry-Riddle will host the ERAU Invitational next weekend in Prescott with the men's race beginning at 9:00am.