LEWISTON, Idaho -- Washington State's Justin Janke and Samantha King-Shaw led limited squads of Cougars at the Inland Empire Championships Saturday at the Lewis-Clark State College Cross Country Course in Lewiston, Idaho.
 
Janke, a sophomore from Spokane, Wash., finished sixth on the 8000m course in a time of 24 minutes 9.9 seconds. The WSU men and their finishes included Reid Muller 20th in 24:43.5, Cameron Dean 21st in 24:43.6, Kyler Little 24th in 24:51.8, Zach Stallings 27th in 24:57.0, Jacob Nicholson 30th in 24:59.0, Kennan Schrag 40th in 25:13.8, and Luke Schilter 48th in 25:26.5.
 
John Whelan, a WSU competitor with only 2018 track eligibility, won the men's race running unattached in a time of 23:35.6.
 
King-Shaw, a freshman from Sparks, Nev., finished 14th in the women's 5000m race in a time of 18:10.5. Other Cougars racing in Lewiston and their finishers included Desi Stinger 22nd in 18:20.8, Katherine Dittmann 31st in 18:36.4, Pia Richards 41st in 18:52.0, and Alexis Redfield 50th in 19:05.6.
 
Andrea Condie from Idaho won the women's race in a time of 17:14.6.
 
The next competitions for the Cougar men's and women's teams are the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships, Oct. 27, at the Springfield Golf Course in Springfield, Ore.