Humboldt Men Place Fifth at Mike Johnson Classic

MONMOUTH, Ore. – Freshman Jack Butterfield recorded a personal-best time to lead the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s cross country team to fifth place among 12 teams at the Mike Johnson Classic on Saturday at Ash Creek Preserve. Butterfield completed the 8K course in 25:32.4, placing 19th overall and earning 19 points for the Lumberjacks. Senior Jacob Christoper followed in 25th place, recording a season-best time of 25:43.4. Trevor Stewart crossed the finish line in 25:56.9 to place 34th overall. Kees Van Der Meer finished three places behind Stewart, recording a personal-best time of 26:03.4. Jared Hayes completed Humboldt’s scoring group…