ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams participated in the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational Friday, Oct. 1. The men's team captured 14th place out of the 24 schools that competed. The women's squad placed fourth out of the 21 teams that competed.
On the men's side, No. 13 University of Chicago won the event with 38 points, No. 21 Loras College captured second place with 78 points, and Central College rounded out the top three with 106 points.Â
For the women, No. 3 University of Chicago got first place with 22 points, No. 35 Loras College grabbed second place with 79 points, Central College hauled in 135 to grab third place.
Out of a total 297 female runners, senior Rebehah Harden (Tinley Park, Ill. - Lincoln-Way North) ran the best time for the Green and White. Harden ran an impressive 22:22.60 clip to secure fifth place. Senior Lexie Dorsey (Mahomet, Ill. - Mahomet-Seymour) finished just out of the top-10 with her 12th place finish as she crossed the finish line with a time of 22:46.70. Senior Jenna Mirande (Peoria, Ill. - Limestone) produced a time of 23:46.10, which gave her 35th place.Â
For the men, 340 runners participated in this invitational. Sophomore Noah Smith (El Paso, Ill. - El Paso-Gridley) produced the best time for the Titans as he finished the 8K race with a clip of 27:01.20
The men's and women's cross country teams will head to Peoria, Ill. to participate in the Bradley Invite Friday, Oct. 15. The event will be held at Newman Golf Course.Â
IWU Individual Results - Women
5th- Rebekah Harden 22:22.60
12th- Lexie Dorsey 22:46.70
35th- Jenna Mirande 23:46.10
68th- Kayleigh Pittermann 24:37.90
93rd- Amanda Wilson 25:06.00
98th- Jasmine Reyes 25:16.10
101st- Annalese Chudy 25:16.70
147th- Tia Hardt 25:59.20
178th- Madi Walter 26:39.60
202nd- Karsyn Bollinger 27:22.20
204th- Emily Wagh 27:23.50
238th- Madison Negele 28:25.20
276th- Anna Sheaffer 31;03.30
279th- Nora Robinson 31:09.60
286th- Nile Doucette 31:32.20
288th- Lauren Lilienthal 31:40.60
IWU Individual Results - MenÂ
70th- Noah Smith 27:01.20
95th- J.D. Barrett 27:28.90
116th- Nick Fisch 27:58.70
140th- Josh Tong 28:18.30
154th- Zach Orpilla 28:30.70
247th- Liam Owens 30:21.60
282nd- Ernie Waterson 31:59.30
336th- Michael Gryl 38:42.80
Final Team Standings - Women
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1. No. 3 University of Chicago: 22 points
2. No. 35 Loras College: 79 points
3. Central College: 135 points
4. Illinois Wesleyan University: 188 points
5. Wheaton College: 188 points
6. North Central College: 189 points
7. Truman State University: 208 points
8. Simpson College: 218 points
9. Millikin University: 226 points
10. Lawrence University: 226 points
11. Nebraska Wesleyan University: 268 points
12. Saint Marry-Of-The-Woods College: 277 points
13. Carthage College: 371 points
14. Monmouth College: 381 points
15. Aurora University: 408 points
16. Elmhurst College: 421 points
17. University of Illinois Club: 422 points
18. Augustana College: 428 points
19. Greenville College: 548 points
20. Maranatha Baptist University: 661 points
21. William Penn University: 676 points
Final Team Standings - Men
1. No.13 University of Chicago: 38 points
2. No. 21 Loras College: 78 points
3. Central College: 106 points
4. University of Illinois Club: 148 points
5. Simpson College: 150 points
6. Augustana College: 162 points
7. Millikin University: 21 points
8. No. 6 North Central College: 269 points
9. Wheaton College: 279 points
10. Nebraska Wesleyan University: 304 points
11. Greenville College: 312 points
12. Truman State University: 373 points
13. Lawrence University: 421 points
14. Illinois Wesleyan University: 429 points
15. William Penn University: 449 points
16. Elmhurst College: 476 points
17. Aurora University: 486 points
18. Monmouth College: 498 points
19. Webster University: 508 points
20. Illinois Institute of Technology: 521 points
21. Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College: 531 points
22. Maranatha Baptist University: 628 points
23. Illinois College: 629 points
24. Fontbonne University: 794 points
