The men’s seemingly unbreakable 8K record previously held by Cedarville’s Matt Brooker in 2013 has stood the test of time – until now.
Not one, but two accomplished runners from the conference were able to beat Brooker’s 24:27.07 standard that has held up for over five years.
Humes and Cedarville’s Ethan Sullivan both get credit for now breaking the previous record with Humes doing so at the Greater Louisville Classic and Sullivan shattered the previous best by three seconds with his fifth-place finish at the All-Ohio Championships.
Humes’ time of 24:17.80 was the winning mark in the Greater Louisville Classic as he beat out 411 other runners from 44 schools in one of the largest races from the previous weekend.
The Chargers would also finish fourth in the team scoring as Humes averaged 4:53.20.
Humes is also the Great Midwest record holder in the 5K distance, a standard he reset back at the Jeff Drenth Memorial in August.
Humes earned his second conference weekly honor for the current season and third since the Chargers joined the Great Midwest in 2017-18.