Eight men and four women opened the season at the Elmhurst Earlybird Invitational on Friday, August 31. Despite a lack of a warmup, due to the I-55 parking lot, the women performed admirably with Hannah Griffin leading the way with a 16:32.4 and 37th place finish on the 4km course. She was followed by freshman Darce Knapp in 52nd place, Kelsey Holsapple in 83rd and Sam Conlee in 88th place in the field of 172 finishers.
The men were led by the 40th place finish of freshman Billy Miller, with a time of 20:44.9 for the 6km race. A nice pack of sophomores followed, including Justin Phillis in 61st place, Scott Perry in 63rd, and Carl Pflederer in 66th. Joe Klumb was a 118th place finisher. Completing the Cougar squad were freshmen Ansel Wachter in 133rd place, Maris Mednis in 134th, and Nick Reed in 155th. One hundred seventy three runners completed the race.
The ICC coaches were pleased with the early season results, especially that of the five freshmen. They have come a long way in the past month and show great promise for the future.
Next Meet: Bradley Open, Friday, September 7 (Men 8km, 5:00, Women 5km, 5:45)
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Oops! The start times for the Bradley meet are Men 5:30 and Women 6:15.
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