For the second time this season, sophomore Josue Vega raced past the competition to lead Dodge City men's cross country, winning the Cowley Tiger Ambush in Winfield, Kansas, by nearly 50 seconds. 
 
Vega and the Conquistadors finished fourth as a team at the event, just one point behind third place. The finish is the third time this season the Conqs have finished sixth or better as a team. 
 
For Vega, it marks back-to-back race wins, as he recorded a time of 24:54.4 to win by nearly 50 seconds, beating 65 other runners on the day. Vega has finished no lower than fourth in any race this season and has six top-10 individual finishes in his career. His two wins this season mark the first time a Conq has won multiple races in a season since 1999. 
 
Freshman Asher English recorded the Conqs' second-best finish of the day, placing 18^th with a time of 28:04.8. Eddie Salinas Millan was just behind his teammate with a time of 28:24.8 to place 23^rd. Rylan Johnson posted a 26^th-place finish, recording a time of 28:44. 
 
Elijah Kisner and Jose Chavez Ramirez capped the day for the Conqs, finishing 34^th and 35^th with times of 29:50.1 and 29:50.9. 
 
The Conqs are quickly back to racing again as the season continues Saturday, October 10^th when they will compete at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open in Hays, Kansas.