Former Albert Lea runner sets school record at Concordia

Published 9:23 am Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Former Albert Lea cross country runner Caleb Troe is Concordia University’s Athlete of the Week, according to a press release.

Troe, a freshman at Concordia in St. Paul, set the Golden Bears’ school record for the 10K race at the NCAA Division II Central Region Cross Country Championships Saturday at Missouri State University in Joplin, Missouri.

With a time of 33:11.5, Troe took 98th place and improved by 24 seconds on the previous school record set by Josh Smith in 2012. Troe posted the best regional finish for the Golden Bears since Renato Otten took 78th place in 2004.

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